把
bǎ
handle
Every meaning
bà
- handle
bǎ
- classifier for things with a handle, chairs and handfuls
- to hold; to grasp
- (coll.) classifier for a go or a try (as in 体验一把, 玩一把)
- to guard (as in 把门)
- about; or so (as in 个把)
- (used to bring the object before the verb)
In the Library
袋口没拉上，露出半把钥匙。
把手上的蓝线 · The blue thread · HSK 5
带把手的用“把”，比如一把伞、一把椅子、一把刀。
Words with 把
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).