⼿Radical 64 · 10 strokes

to hold

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to hold

    用手握住或取得yòng shǒu wò zhù huò qǔ dé

    • Please hold this for a moment.

    • She is holding a bouquet of fresh flowers in her hands.

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • He left for New York as soon as he received the letter.

    • There you go again. You really know how to make a joke at my expense.

  2. verb

    to take

    用手握住或持有东西yòng shǒu wòzhù huò chíyǒu dōngxi

    • Please hold onto your belongings securely.

  3. verb

    to catch

    用手抓住或握住yòng shǒu zhuā zhù huò wò zhù

    • He took a book.

  4. verb

    to apprehend

    用手抓住或握住某样东西yòng shǒu zhuā zhù huò wò zhù mǒu yàng dōngxi

    • He picked up a book.

  5. preposition

    (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

    表示用处置义,将后面的名词作为直接宾语biǎoshì yòngchǔzhì yì, jiāng hòumiàn de míngcí zuòwéi zhíjiē bīnyǔ

    • Please hold this book securely.

  6. verb

    to seize

    用力抓住或夺取某样东西yònglì zhuāzhù huò duóqǔ mǒuyàng dōngxi

    • Please help me carry this.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

To grasp is to use your hand closed tightly to hold something firmly.

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