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抓住

zhuā zhù · zhua zhu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

孩(hái)子(zi)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)猫(māo)的(de)尾(wěi)巴(ba)。

The child caught the cat by the tail.

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)。

The police quickly caught that thief.

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to grab; to catch

to live; to dwell

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.