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}) syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 婴儿 嬰兒 yīng ér infant / baby / CL:個|个[ge4] / lead (Pb) syn 宝宝 寶寶 bǎo bǎo darling / baby syn 娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn 分娩 fēn miǎn to give birth to a baby / (of animals) to give birth to young syn 吞噬 tūn shì to swallow / to engulf / to gobble up syn 手推车 手推車 shǒu tuī chē trolley / cart / barrow / handcart / wheelbarrow / baby buggy syn 毛毛 máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) syn 奶头 奶頭 nǎi tóu nipple / teat (on baby's bottle) syn 新生儿 新生兒 xīn shēng ér newborn baby / neonate syn 满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday syn 燕尾服 yàn wěi fú swallow-tailed coat / tails syn 婴儿车 嬰兒車 yīng ér chē baby carriage / pram / stroller 咽下 嚥下 yàn xià to swallow syn 小儿 小兒 xiǎo r (coll.) early childhood / baby boy syn 卸货 卸貨 xiè huò to unload cargo / (fig.) to give birth to a baby 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom) / fig. to apply uncritically syn 奶嘴 nǎi zuǐ nipple (on a baby's bottle) / pacifier 燕子 yàn zi swallow syn 忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom) / to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it syn 吞没 吞沒 tūn mò to embezzle / to swallow up / to engulf syn 奶瓶 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn to swallow / to gulp syn 弃婴 棄嬰 qì yīng to abandon an infant / abandoned baby 乳牙 rǔ yá deciduous tooth / milk tooth / baby tooth 爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 侵吞 qīn tūn to annex / to swallow (up) / to embezzle syn 早产儿 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby syn 男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby 试管婴儿 試管嬰兒 shì guǎn yīng ér test tube baby 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 吞服 tūn fú to swallow / to take (medicine) syn 西葫芦 西葫蘆 xī hú lu zucchini / courgette / baby marrow 婴幼儿 嬰幼兒 yīng yòu ér baby syn 并吞 併吞 bìng tūn to swallow up / to annex / to merge syn 赤子 chì zǐ newborn baby / the people (of a country) syn 囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo to swallow in one gulp (idiom) / (fig.) to accept without thinking / to lap up syn 莺歌燕舞 鶯歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom) syn 生孩子 shēng hái zi to give birth to a baby 囡囡 nān nān little darling / baby syn 小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby 娃娃脸 娃娃臉 wá wa liǎn baby face / doll face 娃子 wá zi baby / small child / (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities syn 劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other syn 吞 tūn to swallow / to take syn 娃 wá baby / doll syn 咽 嚥 yàn to swallow syn 婴 嬰 yīng infant / baby syn 饵 餌 ěr pastry / food / to swallow / to lure / bait / lure syn 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 秧 yāng sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals) syn 银燕 銀燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) 吞声 吞聲 tūn shēng to swallow one's cries syn 娃娃装 娃娃裝 wá wa zhuāng baby-doll dress 褓 bǎo cloth for carrying baby on back 襁 qiǎng cloth for carrying baby on back 裼 tì baby's quilt 哙 噲 kuài throat / to swallow syn 满天星 滿天星 mǎn tiān xīng Baby's Breath / Gypsophila paniculata 吞云吐雾 吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom) / to blow cigarette or opium smoke 围嘴 圍嘴 wéi zuǐ (baby) bib 乳齿 乳齒 rǔ chǐ deciduous tooth / milk tooth / baby tooth syn 仔鸡 仔雞 zǐ jī chick / baby chicken 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house! 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) 囫囵吞下 囫圇吞下 hú lún tūn xià to swallow whole / (fig.) to swallow (lies etc) 学步车 學步車 xué bù chē baby walker / baby walking frame 嚃 tà (literary) to drink / to swallow 嚥 yàn to swallow 鳦 yǐ a swallow (bird) 家燕 jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) syn 鷾 yì a swallow 包举 包舉 bāo jǔ to summarize / to swallow up / to annex / to merge 燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 燕雀乌鹊 燕雀烏鵲 yàn què wū què lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie / fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 觾 yàn variant of 燕[yan4], swallow 身轻如燕 身輕如燕 shēn qīng rú yàn as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) 雏燕 雛燕 chú yàn swallow chick syn 龛影 龕影 kān yǐng (radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray 斯沃洛浮筒 Swallow float 吞精 tūn jīng to swallow semen 卷裹 juǎn guǒ to wrap up / (fig.) to envelop / to swallow up 燕子衔泥垒大窝 燕子銜泥壘大窩 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle 斑腰燕 bān yāo yàn (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) 洋燕 yáng yàn (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) 线尾燕 線尾燕 xiàn wěi yàn (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) 金腰燕 jīn yāo yàn (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) 呛到 嗆到 qiāng dào to choke on (food etc) / to swallow the wrong way 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom) / fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn 燕尾蝶 yàn wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí - jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn 弃樱 棄櫻 qì yīng abandoned baby 