把

HSK 3#50 by frequencyradical 扌

bǎ["p","qv","v","m"]

(used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}); to hold; to grasp; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar

bà

handle

Examples

把门开开！

Open the door a bit!

把嘴张开！

Open your mouth!

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.