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揪 (zau1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

揪 (zau1, jiū) — to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 揪住 (zau1 zyu6) — to grab
• 揪出 (zau1 ceot1) — to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
• 揪心 (zau1 sam1) — lit. grips the heart; worried; anxious
• 揪心扒肝 (zau1 sam1 paa4 gon1) — (idiom) extremely anxious; anguished
• 揪心揪肺 (zau1 sam1 zau1 fai3) — heart-wrenching
• 揪痧 (zau1 saa1) — folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increas…

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