to be anxious or worried; to be uneasy about something

to grab someone by the hair; used to mean seizing on another person's mistakes or weak points to use against them

to grab; to seize; to catch hold of

to uncover or ferret out a culprit; to drag out into the open

to drag out; to ferret out; to pick out a person or thing from a group

to seize on someone's mistakes or shortcomings; to hold someone's failures against them

extremely anxious or anguished; very sad or worried; literally "gripping the heart and raking the liver"

extremely distressing or painful to the point of being heart-wrenching

money spent with feelings of deep regret or stinginess

to grab and clutch each other during a fight; to pull and drag one another

To seize and pull with the hands; to tug at.

(regional) creased; crumpled; wrinkled; not smooth

to seize a person and subject them to public criticism or persecution; a common practice during the Cultural Revolution.

a folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching and pulling the skin on the neck, throat, or back until it becomes red and congested, used to treat heatstroke, inflammation, or pain

to seize someone and send them to a place for punishment, such as to a court or to the authorities