jiū
to seize
to clutch
to hold tight
to grip
jiū xīn
lit. grips the heart
worried
anxious
jiū cuò
lit. to grab wrong
misconception
blunder
howler
jiū chū
to grab and open out
to uncover
to ferret out (the culprit)
jiū jiū
creased and crumpled
depressed
jiū dòu
to seize and struggle with
to tussle with
fig. to seize and subject to public criticism (e.g. right-roaders during cultural revolution)
jiū biàn zi
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)
to seize on weak points
to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
jiū sòng
to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
jiū xīn bā gān
lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart
worried out of one's wits
scared stiff
jiū shā
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
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