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把

bǎ/bà

to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate

HSK 3.0 · Level 3 HSK 2.0 · Level 3 prepositionverbnumeral Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han

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Meaning

bǎ as in 把握 ba3
  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 + {noun} + {verb})
bà as in 把子 ba4

How often each reading is used

501 uses in 493 example sentences on this site

Example sentences

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