1 to hold

2 to contain

3 to grasp

4 to take hold of

5 handle

6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object

7 classifier for objects with handle

8 classifier for small objects: handful

1 to grasp (also fig.)

2 to seize

3 to hold

4 assurance

5 certainty

6 sure (of the outcome)

1 working hand

2 member of a work team

3 participant

4 (short form of 第一把手[dì yī bǎ shǒu]) the boss

1 deputy leader

2 the second-in-command

1 one or two

2 a couple of

1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)

1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

1 One key opens one lock.

2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

1 What brings you here? (idiom)

1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off

3 to go for wool and come back shorn