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

classifier: 件

1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
2. to hang up (the phone)
3. (of a line) to be dead
4. to be worried; to be concerned
5. (dialect) to make a phone call
6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects

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. (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