抓狂
zhuā kuáng
Pinyin

Definition

抓狂
 - 
zhuā kuáng
  1. to blow one's top
  2. to be driven mad
  3. to become frantic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhuā
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to catch
  3. 3 to arrest
  4. 4 to snatch
  5. 5 to scratch
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
kuáng
  1. 1 mad
  2. 2 wild
  3. 3 violent
fēng kuáng
  1. 1 crazy
  2. 2 frantic
  3. 3 extreme popularity
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)

Idioms (9)

力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
狂三诈四
kuáng sān zhà sì
  1. 1 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)

Sample Sentences

怎么了小陈?别抓狂别抓狂!和我说说发生什么事儿了。
zěnmele xiǎoChén ?bié zhuākuáng bié zhuākuáng !hé wǒ shuō shuo fāshēng shénme shìr le 。
What's wrong, Xiao Chen? Don't lose it! Don't lose it! Tell me what happened.
啊,我要抓狂啦!这个世界怎么会有这种负能量爆棚的人呢?
ā ,wǒ yào zhuākuáng la !zhè ge shìjiè zěnme huì yǒu zhèzhǒng fùnéngliàng bàopéng de rén ne ?
Ah, I'm going to lose it! How can someone be so full of negative energy?
哈,你可真可爱,平时都那么阳光,难得看到你抓狂。人呢,难免都会有些不好的情绪需要发泄一下,别介意。
hā ,nǐ kě zhēn kě ài ,píngshí dōu nàme yángguāng ,nándé kàndào nǐ zhuākuáng 。rén ne ,nánmiǎn dōuhuì yǒuxiē bùhǎo de qíngxù xūyào fāxiè yīxià ,bié jièyì 。
Ha, you're so cute. You've normally got such a sunny disposition, it's rare to see you lose it. It's normal that people get into bad moods and need to get it off their chest, don't worry about it.
台北的气候真是太让人抓狂啦!忒潮湿呀!让人心烦气躁。
Táiběi de qìhòu zhēn shì tài ràngrén zhuākuáng la !tè cháoshī ya !ràngrén xīnfánqìzào 。
The weather in Taipei really does drive you crazy! It's so humid! It really makes you irritable.
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