抓贼 meaning in English
to catch a thief
Traditional 抓賊17 strokes
Meaning of 抓贼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhuāzéi
- to catch a thief
抓贼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
抓贼啊！
Grab the thief!
Stroke order for each character
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抓 zhuā · to grab · 7 strokes
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贼 zéi · thief · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 抓贼.
| 抓住 | zhuāzhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 抓紧 | zhuājǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
| 抓走 | zhuāzǒu | to arrest |
| 抓狂 | zhuākuáng | (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; |
| 盗贼 | dàozéi | robber |
| 抓紧时间 | zhuājǐnshíjiān | to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up |
| 抓捕 | zhuābǔ | to seize; to capture |
| 海贼 | hǎizéi | pirate |
| 窃贼 | qièzéi | thief |
| 抓获 | zhuāhuò | to arrest |
| 乌贼 | wūzéi | cuttlefish |
| 卖国贼 | màiguózéi | traitor |
Questions about 抓贼
What does 抓贼 mean?
抓贼 (zhuāzéi) means "to catch a thief".
How do you write 抓贼?
抓贼 is made of 2 characters: 抓 (7 strokes), 贼 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
How is 抓贼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 抓贼 is written 抓賊.