Dictionary - results for 把

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
把	把	bǎ	- to hold - to contain - to grasp - to take hold of - handle - particle marking the following noun as a direct object - classifier for objects with handle - classifier for small objects: handful
把	把	bà	- handle
并把	並把	bìngbǎ	- to include
个把	個把	gèbǎ	- one or two - a couple of
倒把	倒把	dǎobǎ	- to play the market - to speculate (on financial markets) - to profiteer
刹把	剎把	shābǎ	- brake lever - crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
吸把	吸把	xībǎ	- toilet plunger
严把	嚴把	yánbǎ	- to be strict - to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
手把	手把	shǒubà	- handle
把儿	把兒	bàr	- a handle
把妹	把妹	bǎmèi	- to pick up a girl - to get a girl
把子	把子	bàzi	- handle
把守	把守	bǎshǒu	- to guard
把尿	把尿	bǎniào	- to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
把屎	把屎	bǎshǐ	- to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
把式	把式	bǎshì	- person skilled in a trade - skill
把戏	把戲	bǎxì	- acrobatics - jugglery - cheap trick - game
把手	把手	bǎshǒu	- handle - grip - knob
把持	把持	bǎchí	- to control - to dominate - to monopolize
把握	把握	bǎwò	- to grasp (also fig.) - to seize - to hold - assurance - certainty - sure (of the outcome)
把柄	把柄	bǎbǐng	- handle - (fig.) information that can be used against sb
把玩	把玩	bǎwán	- to turn around in one's hands - to play with - to fiddle with
把稳	把穩	bǎwěn	- trustworthy - dependable
把总	把總	bǎzǒng	- low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
把脉	把脈	bǎmài	- to feel the pulse - to take sb's pulse
把舵	把舵	bǎduò	- to hold the rudder - to hold (to take, to be at) the helm - to steer
把袂	把袂	bǎmèi	- to have an intimate friendship
把酒	把酒	bǎjiǔ	- to raise one's wine cup
把门	把門	bǎmén	- to stand as a goalkeeper - to keep guard on a gate
把关	把關	bǎguān	- to guard a pass - to check on sth
把头	把頭	bǎtóu	- labor contractor - gangmaster
把风	把風	bǎfēng	- to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) - to be on the lookout
拖把	拖把	tuōbǎ	- mop
扫把	掃把	sàobǎ	- broom
火把	火把	huǒbǎ	- torch - CL:把[ba3]
舵把	舵把	duòbǎ	- tiller of a boat
车把	車把	chēbǎ	- handlebar (bicycle etc) - shaft (rickshaw etc)
一把手	一把手	yībǎshǒu	- working hand - member of a work team - participant
一把抓	一把抓	yībǎzhuā	- to attempt all tasks at once - to manage every detail regardless of its importance
二把刀	二把刀	èrbǎdāo	- inexpert - a botcher
二把手	二把手	èrbǎshǒu	- deputy leader - the second-in-command
印把子	印把子	yìnbàzi	- seal of authority - official seal
打把势	打把勢	dǎbǎshi	- drill (in sword play) - to thrash around - to demonstrate gymnastic skills - to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) - to show off
打把式	打把式	dǎbǎshi	- variant of 打把勢\|打把势[da3 ba3 shi5]
把兄弟	把兄弟	bǎxiōngdì	- sworn brothers
把马子	把馬子	bǎmǎzǐ	- to pick up a girl - to get a girl
拜把子	拜把子	bàibǎzi	- become sworn brothers
扫把星	掃把星	sàobǎxīng	- bearer of ill luck - person with the evil eye - comet
搭把手	搭把手	dābǎshǒu	- to help out
捞一把	撈一把	lāoyībǎ	- to profiteer - to gain some underhand advantage
枪把儿	槍把兒	qiāngbàr	- butt of a gun
火把节	火把節	huǒbǎjié	- Torch Festival
无把握	無把握	wúbǎwò	- uncertain
花把势	花把勢	huābǎshì	- expert flower grower
花把式	花把式	huābǎshì	- expert flower grower
变把戏	變把戲	biànbǎxì	- to perform magic - to do magic tricks - prestidigitation
车把式	車把式	chēbǎshi	- expert cart-driver - charioteer
鬼把戏	鬼把戲	guǐbǎxì	- sinister plot - dirty trick - cheap trick
一把好手	一把好手	yībǎhǎoshǒu	- expert - dab hand
一把死拿	一把死拿	yībǎsǐná	- stubborn - inflexible
把持不定	把持不定	bǎchíbùdìng	- indecisive (idiom)
把酒言欢	把酒言歡	bǎjiǔyánhuān	- to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
投机倒把	投機倒把	tóujīdǎobǎ	- speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
捏一把汗	捏一把汗	niēyībǎhàn	- to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
搭把手儿	搭把手兒	dābǎshǒur	- erhua variant of 搭把手[da1 ba3 shou3]
一抓一大把	一抓一大把	yīzhuāyīdàbǎ	- a dime a dozen - a great deal of
捏一把冷汗	捏一把冷汗	niēyībǎlěnghàn	- to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
铁将军把门	鐵將軍把門	tiějiāngjūnbǎmén	- lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) - fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
一把屎一把尿	一把屎一把尿	yībǎshǐyībǎniào	- to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米	偷雞不成蝕把米	tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ	- 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
偷鸡不着蚀把米	偷雞不著蝕把米	tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ	- see 偷雞不成蝕把米\|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
新官上任三把火	新官上任三把火	xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ	- the new boss cracks the whip three times - a new broom sweeps clean - fig. vigorous new policies
眉毛胡子一把抓	眉毛鬍子一把抓	méimaohúziyībǎzhuā	- careless - any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
色字头上一把刀	色字頭上一把刀	sèzìtóushàngyībǎdāo	- lit. there is a knife above the character for lust - fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
头发胡子一把抓	頭髮鬍子一把抓	tóufahúziyībǎzhuā	- 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
一把眼泪一把鼻涕	一把眼淚一把鼻涕	yībǎyǎnlèiyībǎbítì	- with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁	一把鑰匙開一把鎖	yībǎyàoshikāiyībǎsuǒ	- One key opens one lock. - There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的	什麼風把你吹來的	shénmefēngbǎnǐchuīláide	- What brings you here? (idiom)
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马	捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬	shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ	- 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