zhuā nao

Traditional: 抓撓

抓挠 (zhuā nao) is a Chinese word meaning “to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel”.

Meanings

  1. 1to scratch
  2. 2to mess about with
  3. 3to quarrel
  4. 4to scramble to do
  5. 5sb or sth that one can rely on

Characters in 抓挠

抓zhuā · to grab挠náo · to scratch

Related words

抓to grab抓住to grab hold of; to capture抓紧to keep a firm grip on挠to scratch抓捕to seize抓走to arrest阻挠to thwart抓获to arrest抓拍to capture (an image)不屈不挠unyielding挠头tricky一把抓to attempt all tasks at once

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