揪
jiū
Pinyin

Definition

揪
 - 
jiū
  1. to seize
  2. to clutch
  3. to grab firmly and pull

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

揪心
jiū xīn
  1. 1 lit. grips the heart
  2. 2 worried
  3. 3 anxious
揪出
jiū chū
  1. 1 to uncover
  2. 2 to ferret out (the culprit)
揪
jiū
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to clutch
  3. 3 to grab firmly and pull
揪住
jiū zhù
  1. 1 to grab
揪揪
jiū jiū
  1. 1 creased and crumpled
  2. 2 depressed

Idioms (1)

揪心扒肝
jiū xīn bā gān
  1. 1 (idiom) extremely anxious
  2. 2 anguished

Sample Sentences

可恶！老娘发誓，一定要把这个老狐狸精揪出来！
kěwù ！lǎoniáng fāshì ，yīdìng yào bǎ zhè ge lǎo húlíjīng jiū chūlái ！
Damn it! I swear that I will uncover that old witch!
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我就不觉得揪心，我心想我最爱的角色一定都能复活的！
wǒ jiù bù juéde jiūxīn ，wǒ xīnxiǎng wǒ zuìài de juésè yīdìng dōu néng fùhuó de ！
It did't really tug on my heart strings. I'm thinking that my favorite characters will still be able to come back to life.
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干吗揪我头发，你这个泼妇！陈建斌，处理好你们的破事，我不陪你们玩了，我走了！
gànmá jiū wǒ tóufa ，nǐ zhè ge pōfù ！Chén Jiànbīn ，chǔlǐ hǎo nǐmen de pò shì ，wǒ bù péi nǐmen wán le ，wǒ zǒu le ！
You hussy, what are you doing pulling my hair? Chen Jianbin, take care of your issues. I'm not sticking around for this. I'm leaving!
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