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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: + {noun} + {verb})
HSK 3
to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)
HSK 3
working hand; member of a work team; participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手)
HSK 7-9
handle / grip / knob
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *把* | 把* | *把
handle
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
to feel the pulse / to take sb's pulse
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to shake hands
(coll.) about one; one or so
handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
HSK 7-9
to control / to dominate / to monopolize
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
Torch Festival
to play with; to fiddle with
mop
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
handle
to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout
to guard a pass / to check on sth
HSK 7-9
to control; to be in charge of
ability / skill
person skilled in a trade / skill
to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
labor contractor / gangmaster
acrobatics; jugglery / trick; ploy
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
expert / dab hand
trustworthy / dependable
to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
torch / CL:
uncertain
tiller of a boat
to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
door knob / door handle / also pr. [men2 ba4]
to hold the rudder / to hold (to take, to be at) the helm / to steer
gamepad (Tw)
a handle
to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
to play the market / to speculate (on financial markets) / to profiteer
broom
lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
door knob; door handle
to pick up a girl; to get a girl
to help out
to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate
careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
inexpert / a botcher
sworn brothers
seal of authority / official seal
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
to be of an advanced age; to be old / an advanced age
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
indecisive (idiom)
comet / person who brings bad luck; jinx
handle
to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
to perform magic / to do magic tricks / prestidigitation
to raise one's wine cup
to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
the person in charge / the head of the leadership group
(argot) gang leader / (fig.) king; the best / also pr. [kang2ba4zi5]
(coll.) to be completely at ease
(Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
to engage in speculation and profiteering
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
pickaxe handle
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
expert flower grower
to become sworn brothers
What brings you here? (idiom)
to pick up a girl / to get a girl
stubborn / inflexible
butt of a gun
to guard
sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick
brake lever / crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
toilet plunger
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
handlebar (of a bicycle); shaft (of a rickshaw)
expert cart-driver / charioteer
drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
(dialect) see 仔細|仔细
stem (bicycle component)
to have an intimate friendship
expert flower grower
erhua variant of 搭把手


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