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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
抓緊 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
抓緊 ＝ 抓 ＋ 緊
ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ · zhuājǐn
verb — to grip tight; to seize (the time), to get right on it

字源 FORM — what the parts do

抓to grab, to seize (抓住)zhuā
緊tight; without slack (緊)jǐn
抓緊，抓住的抓，要緊的緊。
意 · Meanings
(本義)緊緊抓住— to grip tight, to hold firmly常用
(引申)趕緊把握時間— to seize the time, to do it without delay常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
抓住zhuāzhùthe same 抓 — to catch and hold趕緊gǎnjǐnthe same 緊 — hurry, the time sense of 抓緊