把 bǎ

1. bǎ preposition marker for direct-object
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Object 对象
   Notes: 把 is used in a pretransitive construction to mark an instrument. 把 takes three arguments, including the subject, the object, and the resultative state (CC-CEDICT '把'; Norman 1988, p. 131; Sun 2006, loc. 2216; XHZD '把' bǎ 6, p. 13). For example, 进屋，把笤帚放在原处 '[He] entered the room and placed the broom in its original position' (Lao She, 2003, p. 173).
2. bǎ measure word bundle; handful; measureword for something with a handle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: A measure word for 1. thngs with a handle, 2. things that can be grabbed with one hand, and 3. certain abstract ideas (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bǎ n; Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 2, p. 6; XHZD '把' bǎ 5, p. 13)
3. bǎ verb to hold; to take; to grasp
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 握住 (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bǎ v 1; Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 1, p. 6; Unihan '把'; XHZD '把' bǎ 1, p. 13)
4. bà noun a handle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '把'; Guoyu '把' bà n 1; Kroll 2015 '把' bà 1, p. 6; XHZD '把' bà, p. 14)
5. bǎ verb to guard
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 看守 (Guoyu '把' bǎ v 2; Unihan '把'; XHZD '把' bǎ 3, p. 13)
6. bǎ verb to regard as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '把')
7. bǎ verb to give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 给与 (Guoyu '把' bǎ v 3)
8. bǎ adjective approximate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '把' bǎ adj; XHZD '把' bǎ 8, p. 13)
9. bà noun a stem
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Of a leaf or flower (Guoyu '把' bà n 2)
10. bǎi verb to grasp
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as bǎ (Guoyu '把' bǎi)
11. bǎ verb to control
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 1a, p. 6; XHZD '把' bǎ 1, p. 13)
12. bǎ noun a handlebar
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 车把 (XHZD '把' bǎ 4, p. 13)
13. bǎ noun sworn brotherhood
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in martial arts or secret societies (XHZD '把' bǎ 9, p. 13)
14. bǎ noun an excuse; a pretext
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '把' bǎ 3, p. 6)
15. pá noun a claw
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: as a variant of 爬 (Kroll 2015 '把' pá , p. 6)
16. bǎ preposition clenched hand; muṣṭi
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: muṣṭi, Japanese: ha (BCSD '把', p. 540; MW 'muṣṭi'; Unihan '扼')

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• 十不要 不要把情绪挂在脸上 不要被苦恼佔据内心 不要让才华埋没土中 不要将烦忧带到床上 不要令误会影响友谊 不要任理想随意放弃 不要给是非增加困扰 不要将责任推给别人 不要让遗憾带进棺材 不要把仇恨记到明天(十不要 不要把情緒掛在臉上 不要被苦惱佔據內心 不要讓才華埋沒土中 不要將煩憂帶到床上 不要令誤會影响友誼 不要任理想隨意放棄 不要給是非增加困擾 不要將責任推給別人 不要讓遺憾帶進棺材 不要把仇恨記到明天) Ten Nevers Never show your feelings on your face. Never let troubles occupy your mind. Never let your talents be buried in the ground. Never take your worries to bed. Never let misunderstanding jeopardize friendships. Never give up on your dreams just like that. Never let gossip add to your troubles. Never shirk your responsibilities. Never take your regrets into the coffin. Never hold grudges till the next day.
• 把溪寺 Pagyesa
• 把住放行 holding fast and letting go
• 把鼻 to pull an ox by its nose
• 把放帐(把放帳) [temple] account book
• 把智慧留给自己，把大学留给社会，把功德留给子孙，把成就留给大众。(把智慧留給自己，把大學留給社會，把功德留給子孫，把成就留給大眾。) To impart wisdom to self, bequeath a university to society, confer merits to future generations, and bestow accomplishments to the public.

Also contained in

把脉 、 把袂 、 无把握 、 把儿 、 把玩 、 拖把 、 车把式 、 把子 、 二把手 、 把总 、 火把 、 把兄弟 、 吸把 、 把莲纹 、 把手 、 一抓一大把 、 把戏 、 倒把 、 拜把子 、 把式 、 偷鸡不成蚀把米 、 一把抓 、 一把手 、 火把节 、 守把 、 把酒言欢 、 把守 、 把酒 、 把灯亮当鬼火 、 严把 、 花把势 、 把持不定 、 捞一把 、 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 、 车把 、 一把好手 、 扫把 、 一把死拿 、 把手言欢 、 把舵 、 铁将军把门 、 变把戏 、 捏一把冷汗 、 个把 、 第一把手

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