抓工夫

抓
工
夫
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)

Characters and words in 抓工夫

抓
zhua̅ = zhu + a1
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
抓 = 扌 + 爪 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) morphed into a new superhero form: he has claws (爪) on each tentacle and is additionally wielding several toy claws (扌). He wants to catch (抓) every criminal on earth this way, and he starts in front of the ashram (a1).
工
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
工 = 二 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.
工
夫
(old) laborer
工
夫
period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort
夫
fu̅ = fu + Ø1
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
夫 = 二 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a construction worker
夫 = 二 + 人 : In front of the space station, Neanderthal Man and a construction worker are busy exchanging a broken capacitor. When Frieda Fox floats by they whistle at her because they think she's hot, but Frieda is just annoyed.
夫
fú = fu + Ø2
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Words with 抓工夫

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