断 duàn to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly 抓 拍 zhuā pāi to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo) 折 shé to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) 撧 juē to break off / to snap 抢 购 qiǎng gòu to buy frenetically / to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc) 折 断 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break 弹 指 tán zhǐ to snap one's fingers / (fig.) in a flash / in an instant 回 神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought) 豆 角 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean 折 枝 zhé zhī massage / snapped-off branch / sprig / to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort) 扣 环 kòu huán circlip / C-clip / snap ring / Jesus clip / brooch 恍 huǎng (bound form) in a hazy state of mind / (bound form) to snap out of that state / used in 恍如[huang3ru2] and 恍若[huang3ruo4] 擗 pǐ (literary) to beat the breast / to break off / to snap off (a branch, an ear of corn etc) 一 弹 指 顷 yī tán zhǐ qǐng a snap of the fingers (idiom) / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 按 扣 àn kòu snap fastener 摁 扣 儿 èn kòu r snap fastener / press stud / popper 抄 底 chāo dǐ (finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting / bottom-fishing 倒 春 寒 dào chūn hán cold snap during the spring 拈 指 niān zhǐ a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 甜 豆 tián dòu sugar snap pea 瞬 时 试 样 shùn shí shì yàng snap sample 攀 折 pān zhé to snap off (flowers, leaves, twigs etc from a tree or shrub) 子 母 扣 zǐ mǔ kòu snap fastener 暗 扣 àn kòu hidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment) 接 盘 jiē pán (of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business / (finance) to snap up shares sold off by others / (neologism) (slang) to take as a girlfriend a woman who was dumped by her ex for sleeping around