把架子上的灰尘擦一下。

Clean the dust off the shelf.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 把 bǎ
  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 把 bà handle
=1 把 pá
  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”)
2 架子 jiàzi
  1. shelf
  2. frame
  3. stand
  4. framework
  5. airs
  6. arrogance
=3 上 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=3 上 shàng
  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
=4 的 de
  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
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 灰尘 huīchén dust
6 擦 cā
  1. to rub; to scratch
  2. to wipe; to polish
  3. to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
  4. to brush (past)
  5. to shred (a vegetable etc)
7 一下 yīxià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly