抓挠

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

CEDICT

to clutch at

Wiktionary

  1. 搔。
  2. 抓取、获得。如：「别抓挠东西！」「不能为了多抓挠几个钱，做出丢脸的事。」
  3. 互相争斗。
  4. 比喻做事，料理事务。
  5. 比喻依赖、凭靠。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 抓 zhuā
  1. to grab
  2. to catch
  3. to arrest
  4. to snatch
  5. to scratch
2 挠 náo
  1. to scratch
  2. to thwart
  3. to yield

Related entries

搔 sāo
  1. to scratch
  2. old variant of 骚 sāo
那男孩搔了搔耳朵。

The boy scratched his ear.

Source: Tatoeba

搔痒 sāoyǎng
  1. to scratch (an itch)
  2. to tickle
挠 náo
  1. to scratch
  2. to thwart
  3. to yield
㧟 kuǎi
  1. (dialect) to scratch (an itch)
  2. to carry on the arm
  3. to scoop up
  4. Taiwan pr. kuāi
擿 zhì
  1. to scratch
  2. old variant of 掷 zhì
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