# 揪 (jiū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 揪 (jiū) means “to grab firmly; to seize; to tug”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to grab firmly; to seize; to tug
- Pinyin: jiū (jiu1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他一把揪住了小偷的衣领。
  Tā yī bǎ jiū zhù le xiǎotōu de yīlǐng.
  He grabbed the thief by the collar.

https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-grab-firmly/

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