How to write 把

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Meaning of 把

Pinyin bǎ、 bà

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

(a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of, handle

Usage

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把 [bǎ] 动词: 1. 拿，抓住。 (To hold, grasp.) 2. 控制，掌握。 (To control, master.) 3. 看守。 (To guard.) 4. 自行车、手推车等的手柄。 (Handle of a bicycle, hand cart, etc.) 5. 可以用手拿的小捆。 (A small bundle that can be held by hand.) 6. 专权，一手独揽。 (To monopolize power.) 7. 从后托起小孩两腿使之大小便的动作。 (To prop up a child's legs from behind to help them urinate or defecate.) 8. 介词，义为拿，处置，致使。 (Preposition meaning to take, dispose, cause.) 9. 量词。 (Measure word.) 10. 结盟。 (To ally.) 名词: 1. 把东西扎在一起的小捆儿。 (A small bundle of tied things.) 2. 把手。 (Handle; grip.) 3. 把式。 (Person skilled in a trade.) 形容词: 1. 大约。 (About) —— used after numbers (like hundred, thousand, ten thousand) and measurement units (like kilometers, kilograms, pieces) to indicate quantity is close to that number. 2. 朋友结为异姓兄弟等关系的。 (Of sworn brothers or similar relationships.) 介词: 1. 用在直接宾语之前，宾语之后跟着及物动词。 (Used before direct objects, followed by transitive verbs.) 2. 表示处置。 (To indicate disposal.) 3. 表示致使。 (To indicate causation.) 4. 表示动作行为的结果。 (To indicate the result of an action.) 5. 引进凭借的工具、材料、方法等，相当于“拿”、“用”。 (To introduce tools, materials, methods, etc., equivalent to “take,” “use.”) 6. 〈方〉：用在动词后，表示交与、付出，相当于“给”。 (In dialects, used after verbs to indicate giving.) 7. 引进对象，相当于“对”。 (To introduce an object, equivalent to “to.”) 8. 表示经过，用在处所词前面，相当于“从”。 (To indicate transition, used before place words, equivalent to “from.”) 9. 在被动式里引进行为的主动者，相当于“被”。 (To introduce the agent in passive constructions, equivalent to “by.”) 量词: 1. 用于有柄的器具。 (Used for tools with handles.) 2. 指一手抓起的数量。 (Refers to the amount one can grasp in one hand.) 3. 一握或一小捆。 (A handful or small bundle.) 4. 用于某些抽象的事物。 (Used for certain abstract concepts.) 5. 用于手的动作。 (Used for hand actions.) 6. 另见 bà. (See also bà.) 名词: 1. 柄。器物上便于用手拿的部分。 (Handle. The part of an object that is easy to grasp.) 2. 植物上支持着一个或多个叶片、花朵或果实的部分。 (Stem. The part of a plant that supports one or more leaves, flowers, or fruits.) 3. 用于拉或操纵(如开、关、提起)的器件。 (Pull. Device used to pull or manipulate (like opening, closing, lifting).) 物体上便于手拿的部分。 (The part of an object that is easy to hold.) 被人作为说笑资料的言行。 (Words and actions used for jokes.) 物体上便于手拿的部分：刀～儿。 (The part of an object that is easy to hold: the handle of a knife.) 被人作为说笑资料的言行：话～儿。 (Words and actions used as material for jokes.)

把守 bǎ shǒu

to guard

刹把 shā bǎ

brake lever / crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery

一把 yī bǎ

handful / bunch / bundle

把戏 bǎ xì

acrobatics / jugglery / cheap trick / game

把握 bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)

把头 bǎ tóu

labor contractor / gangmaster

火把 huǒ bǎ

torch / CL:把[ba3]

两把 liǎng bǎ

Two

把手 bǎ shǒu

to shake hands

把持 bǎ chí

to control / to dominate / to monopolize

一把手 yī bǎ shǒu

working hand / member of a work team / participant

一把抓 yī bǎ zhuā

to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance

把关 bǎ guān

to guard a pass / to check on sth

把门 bǎ mén

to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate

倒把 dǎo bǎ

to play the market / to speculate (on financial markets) / to profiteer

有把握 yǒu bǎ wò

confident of success

把酒 bǎ jiǔ

to raise one's wine cup

把子 bà zi

handle

手把 shǒu bà

handle

几把 jǐ bǎ

a few handfuls of / a few times of

把柄 bǎ bǐng

handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb

捏了一把汗 niē le yī bǎ hàn

Squeeze a sweat

捏一把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

捞一把 lāo yī bǎ

to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage

把握性 bǎ wò xìng

Certainty

俩把 liǎ bǎ

Two

把玩 bǎ wán

to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with

过把瘾 guò bǎ yǐn

Addiction

耍把戏 shuǎ bǎ xì

juggle / play tricks / be up to one's tricks

把舵 bǎ duò

to hold the rudder / to hold (to take, to be at) the helm / to steer

偷鸡不着蚀把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]