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shou3 - hand

shǒu

hand



  • hold; grasp
  • hold (a baby while it relieves itself)
  • guard; watch
  • handle (of a pushcart, etc.)
  • for sth. with a handle
  • handful of
  • for certain abstract ideas
  • for sth. done with the hand
  • (used to shift the object before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by another word or expression)

bǎ-bǐng
把柄

n.

handle; an excurse

bǎ-guān
把关

v.

guard a pass; guard against

bǎ-shǒu
把守

v.

guard

bǎ-wò
把握

v. /n.

hold; grasp / assurance; certainly

bǎ-xì
把戏

n.

acrobatics; jugglery / cheap trick; game

bǎ-xiōng-dì
把兄弟

n.

sworn brothers

bǎ-shuǐ-jiǎo-hùn
把水搅混
muddy the water; create confusion

Usage 用法

hold; grasp

Xiǎo-nán-hái bǎ-zhù lán-gān bù kěn fàng-shǒu.
小男孩把住栏杆不肯放手。
The boy is holding on to the railing tightly without loosening.

hold (a baby while it relieves itself)

Zhàng-fu zài gěi bǎo-bao bǎ-niào.
丈夫在给宝宝把尿。
My husband is holding our baby out to let it urinate.

guard; watch

Nà lǎo-tóur bǎ-mén hěn yán.
那老头儿把门很严。
The old mand guards the door closely.

produce; turn out

Zì-xíng-chē bǎ shì hēi-sè de.
自行车把是黑色的。
The handle bars of the bicycle are black.

for sth. with a handle

Wǒ mǎi le liǎng bǎ shàn-zi.
我买了两把扇子。
I bought two fans.

handful of

Tā zhāi le yì bǎ méi-guī gěi xīn-shàng-rén.
他摘了一把玫瑰给心上人。
He plucked a bunch of roses for his beloved.

handful of

Wǒ yǐ-jīng yì bǎ nián-jì le, gāi tuì-xiū le.
我已经一把年纪了,该退休了。
I am getting on in years and should retire.

for sth. done with the hand

Lā wǒ yì bǎ, wǒ méi lì-qi pá le.
拉我一把,我没力气爬了。
Please give me a hand, I haven’t the strength to keep climbing.

(used to shift the object before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by another word or expression)

Qǐng nǐ bǎ cí-diǎn fàng zài shū-jià shàng.
请你把词典放在书架上。
Put the dictionary on the bookshelf please.