to claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately
猫抓病貓抓病mao1 zhua1 bing4
cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever
眉毛胡子一把抓眉毛鬍子一把抓mei2 mao5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1
careless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
手抓羊肉手抓羊肉shou3 zhua1 yang2 rou4
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
头发胡子一把抓頭髮鬍子一把抓tou2 fa5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke; fig. to handle different things by the same method; one method to solve all problems; one size fits all
现抓現抓xian4 zhua1
to improvise
一把抓一把抓yi1 ba3 zhua1
to attempt all tasks at once; to manage every detail regardless of its importance
一抓一大把一抓一大把yi1 zhua1 yi1 da4 ba3
a dime a dozen; a great deal of
主抓主抓zhu3 zhua1
to be in charge of; to concentrate on
抓包抓包zhua1 bao1
to catch sb in the act
抓辫子抓辮子zhua1 bian4 zi5
to grab sb by the pigtail; to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
抓捕抓捕zhua1 bu3
to seize; to capture
抓地抓地zhua1 di4
grip on the road; roadholding
抓地力抓地力zhua1 di4 li4
traction
抓耳挠腮抓耳撓腮zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
抓饭抓飯zhua1 fan4
pilau; pilaf; a type of food popular among Muslims
抓工夫抓工夫zhua1 gong1 fu5
to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time; (also 抓功夫)
抓功夫抓功夫zhua1 gong1 fu5
to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time; (also 抓工夫)
抓猴抓猴zhua1 hou2
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, POJ pr. )
抓获抓獲zhua1 huo4
to arrest
抓奸抓姦zhua1 jian1
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
抓紧抓緊zhua1 jin3
to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
抓紧时间抓緊時間zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1
to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment
抓紧学习抓緊學習zhua1 jin3 xue2 xi2
to concentrate on studying hard
抓阄抓鬮zhua1 jiu1
to draw straws
抓举抓舉zhua1 ju3
snatch (weightlifting technique)
抓狂抓狂zhua1 kuang2
to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic
抓力抓力zhua1 li4
grip
抓挠抓撓zhua1 nao5
to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth that one can rely on
抓拍抓拍zhua1 pai1
to capture (an image); to snap (a photo)
抓嫖抓嫖zhua1 piao2
(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
抓取抓取zhua1 qu3
to seize
抓取程序抓取程序zhua1 qu3 cheng2 xu4
spider or crawler bot (Internet)
抓去抓去zhua1 qu4
to arrest and take away
抓搔抓搔zhua1 sao1
to scratch an itch
抓伤抓傷zhua1 shang1
to injure by scratching or clawing
抓手抓手zhua1 shou3
starting point; mechanical hand; gripper
抓瞎抓瞎zhua1 xia1
to be caught unprepared
抓小辫子抓小辮子zhua1 xiao3 bian4 zi5
to catch sb out
抓痒抓癢zhua1 yang3
to scratch an itch
抓药抓藥zhua1 yao4
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
抓贼抓賊zhua1 zei2
to catch a thief
抓周抓周zhua1 zhou1
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)