Chinese word dictionary

把总

bǎ zǒng · low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty

Practice word

Word information

Simplified把总

Traditional把總

Pinyinbǎ zǒng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

把bǎ

to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

总zǒng

to gather, to collect; overall, altogether

How to learn 把总

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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把bǎ

to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

总zǒng

(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc

总是zǒngshì

always

总结zǒngjié

to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]

把握bǎwò

to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)

总部zǒngbù

general headquarters