Usage of the character 抓

custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)

zhuāzéi

抓贼

[抓賊]

to catch a thief

zhǔzhuā

主抓

[主抓]

to be in charge of
to concentrate on

zhuāfàn

抓饭

[抓飯]

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)

māozhuābìng

猫抓病

[貓抓病]

cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever

yībǎzhuā

一把抓

[一把抓]

to attempt all tasks at once
to manage every detail regardless of its importance

zhuābiànzi

抓辫子

[抓辮子]

to grab sb by the pigtail
to seize on weak points
to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

cōngzhuābǐng

葱抓饼

[蔥抓餅]

flaky scallion pancake (made with dough, not batter)

shǒuzhuābǐng

手抓饼

[手抓餅]

fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)

shǒuzhuāfàn

手抓饭

[手抓飯]

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
pilau

zhuādìlì

抓地力

[抓地力]

traction

zhuāzǐr

抓子儿

[抓子兒]

kids' game involving throwing and grabbing

zhuāgōngfu

抓功夫

[抓功夫]

to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓工夫)

zhuāgōngfu

抓工夫

[抓工夫]

to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓功夫)

jiādàisuǒzhuā

枷带锁抓

[枷帶鎖抓]

in stocks
in fetter for punishment

zhuāqǔchéngxù

抓取程序

[抓取程序]

spider or crawler bot (Internet)

zhuājǐnshíjiān

抓紧时间

[抓緊時間]

to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up

shǒuzhuāyángròu

手抓羊肉

[手抓羊肉]

hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

zhuājǐnxuéxí

抓紧学习

[抓緊學習]

to concentrate on studying hard

zhuā'ěrnáosāi

抓耳挠腮

[抓耳撓腮]

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

zhuāxiǎobiànzi

抓小辫子

[抓小辮子]

to catch sb out

zhuādàfàngxiǎo

抓大放小

[抓大放小]

(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level

Xīnjiāngshǒuzhuāfàn

新疆手抓饭

[新疆手抓飯]

Xinjiang lamb rice

yīzhuāyīdàbǎ

一抓一大把

[一抓一大把]

to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by

méimaohúziyībǎzhuā

眉毛胡子一把抓

[眉毛鬍子一把抓]

careless
any-old-how, regardless of the specific task

tóufahúziyībǎzhuā

头发胡子一把抓

[頭髮鬍子一把抓]

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
fig. to handle different things by the same method
one method to solve all problems
one size fits all