1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

1. the greater part; the majority; most
2. Taiwan pr. dàbùfèn

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

1. free
2. vacant
3. unoccupied

1. (concept of) time
2. (duration of) time
3. (point in) time

1. all; both; entirely
2. (used for emphasis) even
3. already
4. (not) at all

1. capital city
2. metropolis

1. flower
2. blossom
3. fancy pattern
4. florid
5. to spend (money, time)
6. (coll.) lecherous
7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇

1. variant of 花 huā
2. flower
3. blossom
4. also pr. wěi

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. crossball
2. bullet
3. shot
4. shell
5. ball

1. to pluck (a string)
2. to play (a string instrument)
3. to spring or leap
4. to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
5. (of cotton) to fluff or tease
6. to flick
7. to flip
8. to accuse
9. to impeach
10. elastic (of materials)

classifiers: 架, 臺

1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above