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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 edit


Noun edit

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
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Classifier edit

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 edit


Noun edit

把子

  1. (diminutive, colloquial) handle (of an object)
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