柄
bǐng
Pinyin

Definition

柄
 - 
bǐng
  1. handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
  2. (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
  3. sth that affords an advantage to an opponent
  4. classifier for knives or blades

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

手柄
shǒu bǐng
  1. 1 handle
  2. 2 video game controller
把柄
bǎ bǐng
  1. 1 handle
  2. 2 (fig.) information that can be used against sb
权柄
quán bǐng
  1. 1 authority
笑柄
xiào bǐng
  1. 1 a matter for ridicule
  2. 2 an object of ridicule
  3. 3 laughingstock
长柄
cháng bǐng
  1. 1 long handle
  2. 2 stem

Idioms (1)

授人以柄
shòu rén yǐ bǐng
  1. 1 to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
  2. 2 to give someone a hold on oneself

Sample Sentences

你冷静点。不报警，你拿得出那么多钱吗？就算这次拿得出，那下次呢。你有把柄在他手上，他就会一次次威胁你。你想一辈子活在恐惧之中吗？
nǐ lěngjìng diǎn 。bù bàojǐng ，nǐ nádechū nàme duō qián ma ？jiùsuàn zhècì nádechū ，nà xiàcì ne 。nǐ yǒu bǎbǐng zài tā shǒushang ，tā jiù huì yīcìcì wēixié nǐ 。nǐ xiǎng yībèizi huó zài kǒngjù zhīzhōng ma ？
Calm down. If you don't report it to the police, where are you going to get so much money? Even if you can get it this time, then what about next time? The power is in his hands, he'll continue to threaten you time after time. Do you want to live your whole life in fear?
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哎，就是啊，就算最后找到了一份工作，以后升职肯定也不容易。就好像总有个把柄在人家手里一样。
āi ，jiùshì a ，jiùsuàn zuìhòu zhǎodào le yī fèn gōngzuò ，yǐhòu shēngzhí kěndìng yě bù róngyì 。jiù hǎoxiàng zǒng yǒu ge bǎbǐng zài rénjiā shǒulǐ yīyàng 。
Agh, you said it. Even if he finds a job in the end, it definitely won't be easy for him to get promoted in the future. It's like other people will always have this to hold against him.
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哎，既然我有把柄在你手里，你说吧，到底要让我办什么事儿？
āi ，jìrán wǒ yǒu bǎbǐng zài nǐ shǒulǐ ，nǐ shuō ba ，dàodǐ yào ràng wǒ bàn shénme shìr ？
Agh, since you've got me in a tight spot, tell me: just what would you like me to do?
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哦？是她？哈哈哈哈，这狐狸精终于被我抓住把柄了！好啊，小顺子，干得好！把这件事查清楚了，本宫重重有赏！
ǒ ？shì tā ？hāhāhāhā ，zhè húlíjīng zhōngyú bèi wǒ zhuāzhù bǎbǐng le ！hǎoā ，Xiǎoshùnzi ，gàn de hǎo ！bǎ zhè jiàn shì chá qīngchǔ le ，běngōng zhòngzhòngyǒushǎng ！
Oh, it's her? Ha-ha-ha-ha. Now I’ve finally got something on that little vixen! Good, Xiao Shunzi. Well done. When you've gotten to the bottom of this, there will be a great reward for you!
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