- 揪心 jiūxīn anxiousfeeling deeply worried or uneasy about a situation
- 揪辫子 jiūbiànzi grab hairto physically grab someone by their pigtail or queue
- 揪心扒肝 jiūxīnbāgān anguishedfeeling extreme anxiety, worry, or heart-wrenching mental pain
- 揪心揪肺 jiūxīnjiūfèi heart-wrenching
- 揪揪 jiūjiu upsetfeeling worried, depressed, or distressed
- 揪斗 jiūdòu publicly denounceto seize and subject to public criticism (a form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
- 揪痧 jiūshā pinching massageA folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the skin on the neck, throat, or back to increase blood flow and relieve inflammation.
- 揪送 jiūsòng seize and deliverto seize and send (to court or to face punishment)
- 揪住 jiūzhù grabto grab
- 揪出 jiūchū uncoverto uncover or ferret out, especially a culprit or someone hiding
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH