抓起

zhuāqǐ

verb #12,365

Meanings

1 to grab
2 to pick up
3 to seize

Characters

to grab; to catch

Examples

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.

她抓起电话接了起来。

Tā zhuāqǐ diànhuà jiē le qǐlai.

She grabbed the phone and answered it.

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