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. 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. lamp
2. light
3. lantern

classifier: 盞

1. Tibet
2. abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏 Xīzàng

1. to conceal
2. to hide away
3. to harbor
4. to store
5. to collect

1. storehouse
2. depository
3. Buddhist or Taoist scripture

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. down
2. downwards
3. below
4. lower
5. later
6. next (week etc)
7. second (of two parts)
8. to decline
9. to go down
10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
11. measure word to show the frequency of an action