把

bǎ

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

measure wordpreposition HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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把

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

把
  • 把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.)B5
  • 把柄bǎbǐnghandleB7
  • 把关bǎguānto guard a passB7
  • 把手bǎshouhandleB7

See it in sentences

请把门打开。

Please open the door.

我把书放在桌子上。

I put the book on the desk.