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抓

zhuā · zhua

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to grab
  2. to catch
  3. to arrest
  4. to snatch
  5. to scratch
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In a conversation

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The claw machine

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)抓(zhuā)那个(nàge)小熊(xiǎoxióng)！

    I want to grab that little bear!

  2. Liangliang

    抓(zhuā)娃娃(wáwa)很(hěn)难(nán)，我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)抓(zhuā)一次(yīcì)。

    Claw machines are hard. We'll only try once.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)掉(diào)了(le)！再(zài)抓(zhuā)一次(yīcì)！

    It dropped! One more try!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)抓(zhuā)了(le)十次(shícì)了(le)，花(huā)了(le)三十块(sānshíkuài)，小熊(xiǎoxióng)才(cái)十五块(shíwǔkuài)！

    You've tried ten times and spent thirty yuan, and the bear is only fifteen!

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)店(diàn)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)。

    OK then, let's buy one at the shop next door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)抓(zhuā)了(le)正(zhèng)在(zài)跑(pǎo)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)。

The policeman captured the man who was running.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)设(shè)了(le)个(ge)陷(xiàn)阱(jǐng)来(lái)抓(zhuā)狐(hú)狸(li)。

We set a trap to catch a fox.

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

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