把子

Chinese

handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., 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 (bài bǎzi)
  • 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)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 刀把子 (dāobǎzǐ)
  • 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