jiū
揪
grip; pull; entangle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to grip tightly; to seize and pull
Used for physical grabbing or pulling movements, often with force.
Mā妈
ma妈
jiū揪
zhe着
wǒ我
de的
ěr耳
duo朵
bǎ把
wǒ我
lā拉
qǐ起
lai来
。
Mom grabbed my ear and pulled me up.
Tā他
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
jiū揪
zhe着
shéng绳
zi子
wǎng往
shàng上
pá爬
，
zhōng终
yú于
pá爬
dào到
le了
shān山
dǐng顶
。
He gripped the rope tightly and climbed up, finally reaching the mountaintop.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
nà那
gè个
tiáo调
pí皮
de的
xiǎo小
hái孩
jiū揪
guò过
lai来
，
wǒ我
yào要
jiào教
yù育
tā他
。
Please grab that naughty child over here so I can teach him a lesson.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
bèi被
qún群
zhòng众
jiū揪
sòng送
dào到
le了
pài派
chū出
suǒ所
。
The crowd seized the thief and took him to the police station.
Bá拔
hé河
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
shuāng双
fāng方
duì队
yuán员
dōu都
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
jiū揪
zhe着
shéng绳
zi子
bù不
kěn肯
sōng松
shǒu手
。
During the tug-of-war, both teams gripped the rope tightly and refused to let go.
verb
to entangle; to involve; to correct
Extended meaning referring to tangled situations or fixing errors, used in formal and informal contexts.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
luó逻
jí辑
tài太
hùn混
luàn乱
，
xū需
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
jiū纠
yī一
xià下
。
The logic of this article is too messy and needs to be sorted out properly.
Tā他
yì一
zhí直
jiū纠
jié结
yú于
yào要
bù不
yào要
cí辞
zhí职
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
He has been entangled in the question of whether to quit his job.