扯住

chězhù

verb

Meanings

1 to grab hold of
2 to grasp firmly
3 to pull and hold

Characters

firmly (resultative)

Examples

她扯住妈妈的衣角不肯放手。

Tā chě zhù māma de yījiǎo bù kěn fàngshǒu.

She grabbed the corner of her mother's clothes and refused to let go.

他一把扯住了正要离开的朋友。

Tā yī bǎ chě zhù le zhèng yào líkāi de péngyou.

He yanked and held on to his friend who was about to leave.

Tips

grammar

扯 (chě, to pull) + 住 (zhù, resultative complement: 'firmly / in place'). The pattern verb+住 means the action achieved a 'holding / fixing' result — see also 抓住 (zhuāzhù, grasp), 记住 (jìzhù, memorize), 站住 (zhànzhù, stand still).

Stroke Order

扯 chě

住 zhù