把手
bǎ shou
Pinyin

Definition

把手
 - 
bǎ shou
  1. handle
  2. grip
  3. knob
把手
 - 
bǎ shǒu
  1. to shake hands

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
把
bǎ
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to grasp
  4. 4 to take hold of
  5. 5 handle
  6. 6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object
  7. 7 classifier for objects with handle
  8. 8 classifier for small objects: handful
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
一把屎一把尿
yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào
  1. 1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

Sample Sentences

倒也不是，我的厨房还是很欢迎你们的，哈哈。他就是不靠谱，好不容易厨房里可以有人搭把手，结果反而事倍功半，还不如我一个人来得有效率呢。
dào yě bùshì ，wǒ de chúfáng háishì hěn huānyíng nǐmen de ，hāhā 。tā jiù shì bù kàopǔ ，hǎobùróngyì chúfáng lǐ kěyǐ yǒurén dā bǎ shǒu ，jiéguǒ fǎnér shì bèigōng bàn ，hái bùrú wǒ yī ge rén lái de yǒu xiàolǜ ne 。
It's not like that, you are still very welcome in my kitchen, ha ha. He's just a liability. The rare occasion I get someone to lend a hand in the kitchen, and my efficiency ends up getting halved. I'm more efficient working on my own.
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至少他们把包装弄得很漂亮，还有把手可以提，哈哈！
zhìshǎo tāmen bǎ bāozhuāng nòng de hěn piàoliang ，háiyǒu bǎshǒu kěyǐ tí ，hāhā ！
At least they package it up nicely. It's even got handles for you to grip on. Haha.
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像包或者篮子，你的手往下，有一个把手。
xiàng bāo huò zhě lánzi ，nǐ de shǒu wǎng xià ，yǒu yī gè bǎshǒu 。
Like a bag or a basket. Your hand takes it up from the ground and it has a handle.
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你等我把话说完嘛。我呢，手气好，赢了几把。赢钱是好事，但也烫手啊。你也知道，我是县里的一把手......
nǐ děng wǒ bǎ huà shuō wán ma 。wǒ ne ，shǒuqì hǎo ，yíng le jǐ bǎ 。yíng qián shì hǎoshì ，dàn yě tàngshǒu a 。nǐ yě zhīdào ，wǒ shì xiàn lǐ de yībǎshǒu ......
Let me finish. My luck was good and I won a few rounds. Winning money's a good thing, but it can also create difficulties. As you know, I'm a county head...
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