bǎ
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
bǎ wò
to grasp (also fig.)
to seize
to hold
assurance
certainty
sure (of the outcome)
bǎ guān
to guard a pass
to check on sth
yī bǎ shǒu
working hand
member of a work team
participant
bǎ xì
acrobatics
jugglery
cheap trick
game
bǎ chí
to control
to dominate
to monopolize
yī bǎ zhuā
to attempt all tasks at once
to manage every detail regardless of its importance
bǎ tóu
labor contractor
gangmaster
bǎ mén
to stand as a goalkeeper
to keep guard on a gate
bǎ mài
to feel the pulse
to take sb's pulse
bǎ bǐng
handle
(fig.) information that can be used against sb
yán bǎ
to be strict
to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
chē bǎ
handlebar (bicycle etc)
shaft (rickshaw etc)
bǎ mèi
to pick up a girl
to get a girl
bǎ zǒng
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
bǎ niào
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
bǎ shì
person skilled in a trade
skill
bǎ fēng
to keep watch (during a clandestine activity)
to be on the lookout
èr bǎ shǒu
deputy leader
the second-in-command
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
lāo yī bǎ
to profiteer
to gain some underhand advantage
dǎo bǎ
to play the market
to speculate (on financial markets)
to profiteer
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
the new boss cracks the whip three times
a new broom sweeps clean
fig. vigorous new policies
méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā
careless
any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn
shā bǎ
brake lever
crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
One key opens one lock.
There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
bǎ duò
to hold the rudder
to hold (to take, to be at) the helm
to steer
sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
chē bǎ shi
expert cart-driver
charioteer
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