Tā Hold Tight Guard Close Yǒu Yī Le

bǎ n. handle (of a push cart etc..) 自行车~ bicycle handlebars

①grasp / hold | ∼zhù chēbà. Hold tight to the handlebar.

② Control, dominate; monopolize 什么的~着不放手。keep a tight control on everything.

③ guard ~大门 guard a gate

◆b.f.  coll.〉 close to; about , located| qiān∼ rén about 1,000 people  ~着胡同口儿有个小饭店。There is a small restaurant close to the entrance of the alley.

◆m. ①(for things with handles) Zew. für stockartige Gegenstände, Gegenstände mit einem Griff oder Henkel, z.b> Schluessel, Stuehle, Regenschirme, Messer, Teekanne: 一~茶壶； 一~刀

②(for handfuls) 一~花 a bunch of flowers； 一~米 a handful of rice

③(for certain abstract concepts) | Tā yǒu yī ∼ niánji le. She's getting on in years. | Tā hái yǒu ∼ lìqi. He's still quite strong.

◆v.m. (for movements of the hand) | Lā wǒ yī ∼. Give me a hand.

◆cov. (indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action) | Tā ∼ wǒ xiàsǐ le. He scared me to death. ba-sentence