抓住 (zhuāzhù) — to grab hold of, to catch and keep (a person, a chance, a point)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞

抓住 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

抓住＝抓＋住

ㄓㄨㄚㄓㄨˋ · zhuāzhù

verb — to grab hold of, to catch and keep (a person, a chance, a point)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

抓to grab (抓緊)zhuāa hand 扌 and a claw 爪, fingers hooked to seize; 爪 zhǎo also gives the sound

住to hold fast, stay put (記住)zhùhere the result: the catch holds

抓住，抓緊的抓，記住的住。

爪子（爪）一勾，就抓牢不放（住）。

The claw (爪) hooks down, and the grip holds (住) and will not let go.

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