把
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I v.
1) grasp
2) hold
把住车把。 Hold tight to the handlebar.
3) dominate; monopolize
4) guard
5) tie up
II b.f.
1) handle (车把)
2) bundle; bunch (把子)
3) coll. close to; about
千把人 about 1,000 people
III m.
1) for things with handles
2) for handfuls
3) for certain abstract concepts
她有一把年纪了。 She's getting on in years.
他还有把力气。 He's still quite strong.
IV v.m.
for movements of the hand
拉我一把。 Give me a hand.
V cov.
indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
他把我吓死了。 He scared me to death.