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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
把 bǎ	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: 把 + {noun} + {verb})	HSK 3

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
将 jiāng	将 \| 将* \| *将	will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)	將


拿 ná	拿 \| 拿* \| *拿	to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)	HSK 3


管 guǎn	管 \| 管* \| *管	to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards


把 bǎ	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: 把 + {noun} + {verb})	HSK 3


花 huā	花 \| 花* \| *花	flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful	HSK 3


剪 jiǎn	剪 \| 剪* \| *剪	scissors / shears / clippers / CL: 把 / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate


剑 jiàn	剑 \| 剑* \| *剑	double-edged sword / CL: 口, 把 / classifier for blows of a sword	劍 HSK 6


筷子 kuàizi	筷子 \| 筷子* \| *筷子	chopsticks / CL: 對｜对, 根, 把, 雙｜双	HSK 3


刀 dāo	刀 \| 刀* \| *刀	knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: 把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs	HSK 4


粉丝 fěnsī	粉丝 \| 粉丝* \| *粉丝	bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / Chinese vermicelli / cellophane noodles / CL: 把 / fan (loanword) / enthusiast for sb or sth	粉絲


椅子 yǐzi	椅子 \| 椅子* \| *椅子	chair / CL: 把, 套	HSK 1


嗓子 sǎngzi	嗓子 \| 嗓子* \| *嗓子	throat / voice / CL: 把	HSK 5


尺 chǐ	尺 \| 尺* \| *尺	a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL: 支, 把


锁 suǒ	锁 \| 锁* \| *锁	to lock; to lock up / a lock (CL:把)	鎖 HSK 5


年龄 niánlíng	年龄 \| 年龄* \| *年龄	(a person's) age / CL: 把, 個｜个	年齡 HSK 4


年纪 niánjì	年纪 \| 年纪* \| *年纪	age / CL: 把, 個｜个	年紀 HSK 5


火炬 huǒjù	火炬 \| 火炬* \| *火炬	(flaming) torch / CL: 把


劲 jìn	劲 \| 劲* \| *劲	strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: 把 / Taiwan pr. [jing4]	勁


枪 qiāng	枪 \| 枪* \| *枪	gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL: 支, 把, 桿｜杆, 條｜条, 枝 / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots	槍 HSK 5


吉他 jítā	吉他 \| 吉他* \| *吉他	guitar (loanword) / CL: 把


二胡 èrhú	二胡 \| 二胡* \| *二胡	erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle) / alto fiddle / CL: 把


伞 sǎn	伞 \| 伞* \| *伞	umbrella / parasol / CL: 把	傘 HSK 3


勺 sháo	勺 \| 勺* \| *勺	spoon / ladle / CL: 把 / abbr. for 公勺, centiliter (unit of volume)


汤匙 tāngchí	汤匙 \| 汤匙* \| *汤匙	soup spoon / tablespoon / CL: 把	湯匙


牙刷 yáshuā	牙刷 \| 牙刷* \| *牙刷	toothbrush / CL: 把


力气 lìqi	力气 \| 力气* \| *力气	strength / CL: 把	力氣 HSK 4


剪刀 jiǎndāo	剪刀 \| 剪刀* \| *剪刀	scissors / CL: 把	HSK 5


扇子 shànzi	扇子 \| 扇子* \| *扇子	fan / CL: 把	HSK 5


锤子 chuízi	锤子 \| 锤子* \| *锤子	hammer / CL: 把	錘子


卷尺 juǎnchǐ	卷尺 \| 卷尺* \| *卷尺	tape measure / tape rule / CL: 把


刷子 shuāzi	刷子 \| 刷子* \| *刷子	brush / scrub / CL: 把


提琴 tíqín	提琴 \| 提琴* \| *提琴	instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) / CL: 把


雨伞 yǔsǎn	雨伞 \| 雨伞* \| *雨伞	umbrella / CL: 把	雨傘


小刀 xiǎodāo	小刀 \| 小刀* \| *小刀	knife / CL: 把


沙子 shāzi	沙子 \| 沙子* \| *沙子	sand / grit / CL: 粒, 把


勺子 sháozi	勺子 \| 勺子* \| *勺子	scoop / ladle / CL: 把	HSK 4


菜刀 càidāo	菜刀 \| 菜刀* \| *菜刀	vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL: 把


步枪 bùqiāng	步枪 \| 步枪* \| *步枪	rifle / CL: 把, 枝	步槍


手枪 shǒuqiāng	手枪 \| 手枪* \| *手枪	pistol / CL: 把	手槍


刀子 dāozi	刀子 \| 刀子* \| *刀子	knife / CL: 把


茶壶 cháhú	茶壶 \| 茶壶* \| *茶壶	teapot / CL: 把	茶壺


掸 dǎn	掸 \| 掸* \| *掸	to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL: 把	撣


宝剑 bǎojiàn	宝剑 \| 宝剑* \| *宝剑	(double-edged) sword / CL: 把, 方	寶劍


算盘 suànpán	算盘 \| 算盘* \| *算盘	abacus / CL: 把 / plan / scheme	算盤


锄头 chútou	锄头 \| 锄头* \| *锄头	hoe / CL: 把	鋤頭


长矛 chángmáo	长矛 \| 长矛* \| *长矛	pike / lance / CL: 把, 柄	長矛


铲子 chǎnzi	铲子 \| 铲子* \| *铲子	shovel / spade / trowel / spatula (kitchen utensil) / CL: 把	鏟子


斧子 fǔzi	斧子 \| 斧子* \| *斧子	axe / hatchet / CL: 把


尺子 chǐzi	尺子 \| 尺子* \| *尺子	ruler (measuring instrument) / CL: 把	HSK 5


手杖 shǒuzhàng	手杖 \| 手杖* \| *手杖	cane / CL: 把


改锥 gǎizhuī	改锥 \| 改锥* \| *改锥	screwdriver / CL: 把	改錐


钳子 qiánzi	钳子 \| 钳子* \| *钳子	pliers / pincers / tongs / forceps / vise / clamp / claw (of a crab etc) / CL: 把 / (dialect) earring	鉗子


锥子 zhuīzi	锥子 \| 锥子* \| *锥子	awl / CL: 把	錐子


剪子 jiǎnzi	剪子 \| 剪子* \| *剪子	clippers / scissors / shears / CL: 把


掸子 dǎnzi	掸子 \| 掸子* \| *掸子	duster / CL: 把	撣子


锯子 jùzi	锯子 \| 锯子* \| *锯子	a saw / CL: 把	鋸子


笤帚 tiáozhou	笤帚 \| 笤帚* \| *笤帚	whisk broom / small broom / CL: 把


墩布 dūnbù	墩布 \| 墩布* \| *墩布	swab / mop / CL: 把


扳子 bānzi	扳子 \| 扳子* \| *扳子	spanner / wrench / CL: 把


铁锨 tiěxiān	铁锨 \| 铁锨* \| *铁锨	iron shovel / spade / CL: 把	鐵鍁


小葱 xiǎocōng	小葱 \| 小葱* \| *小葱	shallot / spring onion / CL: 把	小蔥


钥匙 yàoshi	钥匙 \| 钥匙* \| *钥匙	key / CL: 把	鑰匙 HSK 4


火把 huǒbǎ	火把 \| 火把* \| *火把	torch / CL: 把


捶子 chuízi	捶子 \| 捶子* \| *捶子	hammer / CL: 把


香蕉 xiāngjiāo	香蕉 \| 香蕉* \| *香蕉	banana / CL: 枝, 根, 個｜个, 把	HSK 3


叉子 chāzi	叉子 \| 叉子* \| *叉子	fork / CL: 把	HSK 5


梳子 shūzi	梳子 \| 梳子* \| *梳子	comb / CL: 把	HSK 5


大提琴 dàtíqín	大提琴 \| 大提琴* \| *大提琴	cello / violoncello / CL: 把


水果刀 shuǐguǒdāo	水果刀 \| 水果刀* \| *水果刀	paring knife / fruit knife / CL: 把


管龠 guǎnyuè	管龠 \| 管龠* \| *管龠	flute / pipe / key / CL: 把


螺丝刀 luósīdāo	螺丝刀 \| 螺丝刀* \| *螺丝刀	screwdriver / CL: 把	螺絲刀


铅笔刀 qiānbǐdāo	铅笔刀 \| 铅笔刀* \| *铅笔刀	pencil sharpener / CL: 把	鉛筆刀

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