to keep a firm grip on · to pay close attention to · to lose no time in (doing sth)

zhuā jǐn

zh+uā·1st tonej+ǐn·3rd tone

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Please hurry.

请抓紧时间。

If you don't hurry, you'll miss the train.

如果你不抓紧的话，你就会赶不上火车。

The drowning man grasped at the rope.

那个溺水的男人抓紧了绳子。

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