Word information
Simplified拖把
Traditional拖把
Pinyintuō bǎ
Part of speechDictionary
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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)
拖鞋tuōxiéslippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on; variant of 拖[tuo1]
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
把柄bǎbǐnghandle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb