Word information
Simplified把脉
Traditional把脈
Pinyinbǎ mài
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Character breakdown
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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})
把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
把柄bǎbǐnghandle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
把关bǎguānto guard a pass; to check on sth
把手bǎshouhandle; grip; knob
动脉dòngmàiartery