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 两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 生 shēng to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student 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 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 生产 生產 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child syn 体重 體重 tǐ zhòng body weight 亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) syn 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 重量 zhòng liàng weight / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 分娩 fēn miǎn to give birth to a baby / (of animals) to give birth to young syn 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 生育 shēng yù to give birth to / to bear / fertility 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 后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother / birth mother syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 铁木真 鐵木真 tiě mù zhēn Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] 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 有生以来 有生以來 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth / for one's whole life syn 降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader) syn 满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday syn 婴儿车 嬰兒車 yīng ér chē baby carriage / pram / stroller 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 剖腹产 剖腹產 pōu fù chǎn cesarean birth 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 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 如释重负 如釋重負 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind syn 妇产科 婦產科 fù chǎn kē department of gynecology and obstetrics / birth clinic syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 发胖 發胖 fā pàng to put on weight / to get fat syn 承载 承載 chéng zài to bear the weight / to sustain syn 举重 舉重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports) 奶嘴 nǎi zuǐ nipple (on a baby's bottle) / pacifier 难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth / (fig.) difficult to achieve 助产 助產 zhù chǎn to help a mother give birth 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) syn 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 奶瓶 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle 早产 早產 zǎo chǎn to have a premature birth 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 弃婴 棄嬰 qì yīng to abandon an infant / abandoned baby 乳牙 rǔ yá deciduous tooth / milk tooth / baby tooth 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 拖拉 tuō lā to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams syn 爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn 坠子 墜子 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 哑铃 啞鈴 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight) 千斤顶 千斤頂 qiān jīn dǐng jack (for lifting weight) syn 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 盆腔 pén qiāng the pelvic cavity / birth canal 节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control 临产 臨產 lín chǎn to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions syn 早产儿 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby syn 男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children 畸形儿 畸形兒 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect syn 生出 shēng chū to give birth / to grow (whiskers etc) / to generate / to produce syn 重压 重壓 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 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 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 斤两 斤兩 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance syn 西葫芦 西葫蘆 xī hú lu zucchini / courgette / baby marrow 秤砣 chèng tuó steelyard weight / standard weight syn 婴幼儿 嬰幼兒 yīng yòu ér baby syn 加权 加權 jiā quán (math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc) 毛重 máo zhòng gross weight syn 剖宫产 剖宮產 pōu gōng chǎn birth by caesarean section 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 生育率 shēng yù lǜ birth rate 赤子 chì zǐ newborn baby / the people (of a country) syn 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn 生下 shēng xià to give birth to 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 计生 計生 jì shēng planned childbirth / birth control / family planning / abbr. for 計劃生育|计划生育 生孩子 shēng hái zi to give birth to a baby 塑身 sù shēn body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) 权重 權重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth) 净重 淨重 jìng zhòng net weight syn 