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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
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
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to shake hands
expert flower grower
handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
HSK 7-9
broom
to guard a pass / to check on sth
HSK 7-9
to be of an advanced age; to be old / an advanced age
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
to control / to dominate / to monopolize
to play with; to fiddle with
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
mop
to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate
handle
lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
to control; to be in charge of
person skilled in a trade / skill
labor contractor / gangmaster
expert / dab hand
to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
butt of a gun
torch / CL:
tiller of a boat
to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
to hold the rudder / to hold (to take, to be at) the helm / to steer
to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
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
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
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
sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick
to help out
to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout
uncertain
inexpert / a botcher
sworn brothers
to engage in speculation and profiteering
ability / skill
seal of authority / official seal
(dialect) see 仔細|仔细
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
to perform magic / to do magic tricks / prestidigitation
indecisive (idiom)
acrobatics; jugglery / trick; ploy
door knob / door handle / also pr. [men2 ba4]
handle
gamepad (Tw)
(coll.) about one; one or so
to raise one's wine cup
to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
to feel the pulse / to take sb's pulse
the person in charge / the head of the leadership group
expert cart-driver / charioteer
(argot) gang leader / (fig.) king; the best / also pr. [kang2ba4zi5]
a handle
(Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
expert flower grower
door knob; door handle
careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
to become sworn brothers
brake lever / crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
to pick up a girl / to get a girl
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
stubborn / inflexible
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
to guard
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
What brings you here? (idiom)
toilet plunger
to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
to pick up a girl; to get a girl
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
(coll.) to be completely at ease
Torch Festival
handlebar (of a bicycle); shaft (of a rickshaw)
trustworthy / dependable
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 defecates
stem (bicycle component)
to have an intimate friendship
pickaxe handle
erhua variant of 搭把手
comet / person who brings bad luck; jinx


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