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抓起 (zhuā qǐ): To grab / to pick up (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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抓起 consists of 2 characters.

抓 • zhuā • to grab • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

zhuā抓

to grab

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

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Pinyinzhuā qǐ

Meaningto grab / to pick up

Characters2

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Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 抓起

Tā他

zhuā抓

qǐ起

shū书

bāo包

jiù就

pǎo跑

。

He grabbed his bag and ran.

Tā她

zhuā抓

qǐ起

diàn电

huà话

dǎ打

gěi给

mā妈

ma妈

。

She grabbed the phone and called her mom.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 抓起.

Words with 抓

抓紧zhuā jǐnfirmly grasp; pay close attention to
抓人zhuā réngrab someone
抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
抓好zhuā hǎoto grasp well; to do a good job of
抓拍zhuā pāito capture a candid shot
抓捕zhuā bǔto arrest; to capture
抓获zhuā huòcapture, catch
抓走zhuā zǒuarrest, take away by force

Words with 起

对不起duì bu qǐsorry
一起yì qǐtogether
起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
起飞

qǐ fēi

take off [plane]

引起yǐn qǐto give rise to

起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

发起fā qǐto originate