把
bǎbà HSK3

hold

把 bǎ frequency
object marker preposition
a grammatical particle used to introduce the object before the verb in a sentence

请把作业交给我。

qǐng bǎ zuò​yè jiāo​gěi wǒ.

Please hand your homework to me.

classifier measure word
a measure word for handfuls, bundles, bunches, or items with handles (such as chairs, umbrellas, or knives)

我买了一把雨伞和一束花。

wǒ mǎi le yī bǎ yǔ​sǎn hé yī shù huā.

I bought an umbrella and a bouquet of flowers.

hold verb
to hold or grasp something with the hand

他紧紧地把着楼梯扶手。

tā jǐn​jǐn de bǎ zhe lóu​tī fú​shǒu.

He gripped the stair handrail tightly.

assist baby verb
to hold a baby in a specific position to help it urinate or defecate

奶奶正在给小宝宝把尿。

nǎi​nai zhèng​zài gěi xiǎo​bǎo​bǎo bǎ niào.

Grandma is helping the baby pee.

handlebar noun
a handle or the handlebar of a vehicle

自行车的把坏了。

zì​xíng​chē de bǎ huài le.

The bicycle's handlebars are broken.

把 bà
handle noun

那个壶的把儿掉了。

nà gè hú de bà r diào le.

The handle of that pot came off.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
110th most common 1760.8 per million
Movie subtitles
64th most common 2708.8 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3712.3 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
1355.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+628A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)