抓起

zhuāqǐ

verb #12,365

Meanings

1 to grab
2 to pick up
3 to seize

Characters

to grab; to catch

Examples

HSK 3

她抓起电话接了起来。

Tā zhuāqǐ diànhuà jiē le qǐlai.

She grabbed the phone and answered it.

HSK 5

他抓起桌上的钥匙就跑了。

Tā zhuāqǐ zhuōshàng de yàoshi jiù pǎo le.

He grabbed the keys from the table and ran.

Tips

grammar

抓起 is a verb-complement combination: 抓 (grab) + 起 (up). The 起 indicates the upward motion of picking something up.

Stroke Order

抓 zhuā

起 qǐ