抓緊

See also: 抓紧

Chinese

		to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (抓緊)		抓	緊
simp. (抓紧)		抓	紧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuājǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa¹ gan²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choa-kín

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuājǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuajǐn
    • Wade–Giles: chua¹-chin³
    • Yale: jwā-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juajiin
    • Palladius: чжуацзинь (čžuaczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaa¹ gan²
    • Yale: jā gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa¹ gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: za¹ gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saː⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa-kín
    • Tâi-lô: tsua-kín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoa'kien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sua⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sua³³ kin⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

抓緊

1. (literally) to clutch; to grip tightly
2. (figuratively) to seize; to rush (to get something done)

   抓緊機會／抓紧机会  ―  zhuājǐn jīhuì  ―  to seize an opportunity

   抓緊時間！／抓紧时间！  ―  Zhuājǐn shíjiān!  ―  Get a move on!

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