抓瞎
zhuā xiā
Pinyin

Definition

抓瞎
 - 
zhuā xiā
  1. to be caught unprepared

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抓
zhuā
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to catch
  3. 3 to arrest
  4. 4 to snatch
  5. 5 to scratch
抓住
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
抓狂
zhuā kuáng
  1. 1 to blow one's top
  2. 2 to be driven mad
  3. 3 to become frantic
抓拍
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)
抓获
zhuā huò
  1. 1 to arrest
抓紧
zhuā jǐn
  1. 1 to grasp firmly
  2. 2 to pay special attention to
  3. 3 to rush in
  4. 4 to make the most of
抓走
zhuā zǒu
  1. 1 to arrest
瞎
xiā
  1. 1 blind
  2. 2 groundlessly
  3. 3 foolishly
  4. 4 to no purpose
瞎子
xiā zi
  1. 1 blind person
瞎眼
xiā yǎn
  1. 1 to be blind
主抓
zhǔ zhuā
  1. 1 to be in charge of
  2. 2 to concentrate on
抓伤
zhuā shāng
  1. 1 to injure by scratching or clawing
抓包
zhuā bāo
  1. 1 to catch sb in the act
抓去
zhuā qù
  1. 1 to arrest and take away
抓取
zhuā qǔ
  1. 1 to seize
抓奸
zhuā jiān
  1. 1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
抓手
zhuā shǒu
  1. 1 starting point
  2. 2 mechanical hand
  3. 3 gripper
抓捕
zhuā bǔ
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to capture
抓挠
zhuā nao
  1. 1 to scratch
  2. 2 to mess about with
  3. 3 to quarrel
  4. 4 to scramble to do
  5. 5 sb or sth that one can rely on
抓痒
zhuā yǎng
  1. 1 to scratch an itch

Idioms (7)

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)
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
  1. 1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
  2. 2 blind luck
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

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