把子

Chinese

 
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(把子)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

把子

  1. (diminutive, colloquial) bundle; bunch; roll
  2. (opera) stage weapons and props used in traditional Chinese opera (as a whole)
  3. (opera) mock fighting in traditional Chinese opera
  4. blood-brother relations; blood brothers
  5. (archaic) Alternative form of 靶子 (bǎzi, “target”).
  6. (obsolete) timber raft
Derived terms
  • 一把子
  • 帶把子带把子
  • 打把子
  • 拜把子 (bàibǎzi)
  • 換把子换把子
  • 搭把子
  • 梅香拜把子
  • 武把子
  • 腰把子

Classifier

把子

  1. (colloquial) Classifier for objects in bundles or bunches.
  2. (colloquial) Classifier for people in gangs.
  3. (colloquial) Classifier for certain abstract concepts, such as effort, physical strength, etc.

Pronunciation 2


Noun

把子

  1. (diminutive, colloquial) handle (of an object)
Derived terms
  • 刀把子
  • 印把子 (yìnbàzi)
  • 手巾把子
  • 手把子
  • 拿印把子
  • 捏過印把子的捏过印把子的
  • 槍把子枪把子
  • 瓢把子
  • 飯把子饭把子
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