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抓住 (zhuā zhù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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抓住 (zhuā zhù): To grab hold of (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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抓住 consists of 2 characters.

to live; stay (a number of nights)

Example Sentences with 抓住

māo猫

yòng用

zhuǎ爪

zi子

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

。

The cat caught the mouse with its claws.

tā他

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

táo逃

pǎo跑

de的

xiǎo小

tōu偷

jǐng警

chá察

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

nà那

ge个

dào盗

zéi贼

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jǐng警

chá察

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

nà那

ge个

。

He caught the fleeing thief.

。

The police caught the thief.

dǎi歹

tú徒

。

The police caught that criminal

tā他

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

duì对

fāng方

de的

bǎ把

bǐng柄

。

He grasped the other party's weakness or evidence.

tā他

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

xué学

xí习

de的

jī机

huì会

。

He seized the opportunity to learn.

nà那

ge个

pàn叛

tú徒

zuì最

zhōng终

bèi被

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

。

That traitor was finally caught.

xué学

xí习

shí时

，

yào要

zhuā抓

zhù住

zhòng重

diǎn点

。

When studying, you should focus on the key points.

jǐng警

chá察

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

dǎi歹

tú徒

。

The police caught the criminal.

jǐng警

chá察

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

xiōng凶

shǒu手

。

The police caught the murderer.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 抓住.

Words with 抓

抓紧zhuā jǐn

Words with 住

住址zhù zhǐ
住处zhù chù
住宅zhù zhái
住宿zhù sù
住户zhù hù
住房zhù fáng
住院zhù yuàn
入住rù zhù