zhuā​chá​r

to find an excuse

  • created reference approved 抓碴儿/抓碴兒 → 抓茌儿/抓茌兒 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓碴儿 / 抓碴兒 zhuā​chá​r

    抓茌儿 / 抓茌兒 zhuā​chá​r

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 抓碴儿/抓碴兒 → 找碴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓碴儿 / 抓碴兒 zhuā​chá​r

    找碴 zhǎo​chá

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 抓碴儿/抓碴兒 · zhuā​chá​r · to find an excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓碴儿 / 抓碴兒

    zhuā​chá​r

    to find an excuse

    to look for a pretext or excuse to justify an action or avoid the truth

    抓, 碴儿

    抓 (literal) → 抓 · zhuā · to seize 碴 (literal) → 碴 · chá · dispute 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 抓碴儿/抓碴兒 · zhuā​chá​r · to pick a quarrel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓碴儿 / 抓碴兒

    zhuā​chá​r

    to pick a quarrel

    to find fault or look for trouble with someone; to pick a fight

    抓, 碴儿

    抓 (literal) → 抓 · zhuā · to focus on 碴 (literal) → 碴 · chá · dispute 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense