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. a few
2. several
3. how many

1. a few; several; some; a handful
2. how many

1. son
2. child
3. seed
4. egg
5. small thing
6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at

1. at or in the very same...
2. suitable
3. adequate
4. fitting
5. proper
6. to replace
7. to regard as
8. to think
9. to pawn
10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

classifiers: 把, 張

1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore