jiū​chū

to ferret out

  • created sense approved 揪出 · jiū​chū · to ferret out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    揪出

    jiū​chū

    to ferret out

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

    揪, 出

    揪 (literal) → 揪 · jiū · to seize and pull 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · [direction/result]

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

    created sense