抓紧

zhuā jǐn · zhua jin

Traditional 抓緊

Meaning

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  1. to keep a firm grip on
  2. to pay close attention to
  3. to lose no time in (doing sth)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)溺(nì)水(shuǐ)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)抓(zhuā)紧(jǐn)了(le)绳(shéng)子(zi)。

The drowning man grasped at the rope.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)抓(zhuā)紧(jǐn),你(nǐ)还(hái)能(néng)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

If you hurry you can still make the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by SHamp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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