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把 bǎ

bǎ preposition marker for direct-object
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Object 对象
Notes: 把 is used in a pretransitive construction to mark an instrument. 把 takes three arguments, including the subject, the object, and the resultative state (CC-CEDICT '把'; Norman 1988, p. 131; Sun 2006, loc. 2216; XHZD '把' bǎ 6, p. 13). For example, 进屋，把笤帚放在原处 '[He] entered the room and placed the broom in its original position' (Lao She, 2003, p. 173).
bǎ measure word bundle; handful; measureword for something with a handle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: A measure word for 1. thngs with a handle, 2. things that can be grabbed with one hand, and 3. certain abstract ideas (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bǎ n; Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 2, p. 6; XHZD '把' bǎ 5, p. 13)
bǎ verb to hold; to take; to grasp
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 握住 (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bǎ v 1; Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 1, p. 6; Unihan '把'; XHZD '把' bǎ 1, p. 13)
bà noun a handle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bà n 1; Kroll 2015 '把' bà 1, p. 6; XHZD '把' bà, p. 14)
bǎ verb to guard
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 看守 (Guoyu '把' bǎ v 2; Unihan '把'; XHZD '把' bǎ 3, p. 13)
bǎ verb to regard as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '把')
bǎ verb to give
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 给与 (Guoyu '把' bǎ v 3)
bǎ adjective approximate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '把' bǎ adj; XHZD '把' bǎ 8, p. 13)
bà noun a stem
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Of a leaf or flower (Guoyu '把' bà n 2)
bǎi verb to grasp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Same as bǎ (Guoyu '把' bǎi)
bǎ verb to control
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 1a, p. 6; XHZD '把' bǎ 1, p. 13)
bǎ noun a handlebar
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 车把 (XHZD '把' bǎ 4, p. 13)
bǎ noun sworn brotherhood
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in martial arts or secret societies (XHZD '把' bǎ 9, p. 13)
bǎ noun an excuse; a pretext
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 3, p. 6)
pá noun a claw
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: as a variant of 爬 (Kroll 2015 '把' pá , p. 6)
bǎ preposition clenched hand; muṣṭi
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: muṣṭi, Japanese: ha (BCSD '把', p. 540; MW 'muṣṭi'; Unihan '扼')

Contained in

没可把(沒可把) nothing to grasp
一把钥匙，开一把锁(一把鑰匙，開一把鎖) each key opens up a lock
把智慧留给自己，把大学留给社会，把功德留给子孙，把成就留给大众。(把智慧留給自己，把大學留給社會，把功德留給子孫，把成就留給大眾。) To impart wisdom to self, bequeath a university to society, confer merits to future generations, and bestow accomplishments to the public.
把臂 to pull an ox by its nose
把鼻 to pull an ox by its nose

Also contained in

把兄弟、把稳、把脉、拜把子、二把刀、把方便当随便、捏一把冷汗、扫把、偷鸡不成蚀把米、头发胡子一把抓、把式匠、把头、枪把儿、镐把、一把眼泪一把鼻涕、舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马、第一把手、把舵、变把戏、把灯亮当鬼火、手把、投机倒把、一把好手、一把抓、二把手、舵把、搭把手儿、并把、把住、把弄、鬼把戏、打把势、艾把、无把握、扛把子、把总、花把势、把门、火把节、把守、扫把星、两把刷子、搭把手、印把子、把酒言欢、把猫说成虎

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