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 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 反对 反對 fǎn duì to oppose / to be against / to object to syn 对象 對象 duì xiàng target / object / partner / boyfriend / girlfriend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事物 shì wù thing / object / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 物体 物體 wù tǐ object / body / substance syn 罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare / rarely seen syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 背部 bèi bù back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object) syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 稀有 xī yǒu uncommon / rare syn 视角 視角 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective / viewpoint / frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view syn 笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock syn 符咒 fú zhòu charm / amulet (religious object conferring blessing) syn 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items / to collect (such items) syn 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 物件 wù jiàn object 重塑 chóng sù to reconstruct (an art object) / to remodel 拍子 pāi zi beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports) syn 稀奇 xī qí rare / strange syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object syn 少有 shǎo yǒu rare / infrequent syn 尖顶 尖頂 jiān dǐng pointed object / cusp / pinnacle / steeple 仿制品 仿製品 fǎng zhì pǐn counterfeit object / fake syn 前段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph 重物 zhòng wù heavy object 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 珍品 zhēn pǐn valuable object / curio syn 背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable / rare / precious syn 稀少 xī shǎo sparse / rare syn 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to syn 珍稀 zhēn xī rare / precious and uncommon syn 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare syn 本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant) 稀世 xī shì rare syn 珍奇 zhēn qí rare / strange syn 器物 qì wù implement / utensil / article / object syn 筒子 tǒng zi tube-shaped object / tube / bobbin / (Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tong2 zhi4] syn 瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn 难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable syn 美术品 美術品 měi shù pǐn an art object 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 孔洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object syn 稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry) 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué strange / rare / bizarre syn 笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat syn 圆环 圓環 yuán huán ring (any circular object) / (math.) annulus / (Tw) traffic circle / rotary 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 宾语 賓語 bīn yǔ object (grammar) 奇珍 qí zhēn a rare treasure / sth priceless and unique 异香 異香 yì xiāng rare perfume syn 神器 shén qì magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon / very useful tool 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 远端 遠端 yuǎn duān the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal 不厌 不厭 bù yàn not to tire of / not to object to 客体 客體 kè tǐ object (philosophy) syn 移情 yí qíng to redirect one's affections / (of literature etc) to cultivate people's character / empathy (i.e. attribution of feelings to an object) / transference (psychology) 不明飞行物 不明飛行物 bù míng fēi xíng wù unidentified flying object (UFO) 端面 duān miàn end face / end surface of a cylindrical object syn 尖细 尖細 jiān xì (of an object) tapered / (of a voice) high-pitched 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 大器 dà qì very capable person / precious object syn 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 珍馐 珍饈 zhēn xiū delicacy / dainties / rare foodstuff syn 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 拿 ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) syn 脚 腳 jiǎo foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks syn 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) syn 宾 賓 bīn visitor / guest / object (in grammar) syn 络 絡 luò net-like object / to hold sth in place with a net / to wind / to twist / (TCM) channels in the human body syn 稀 xī rare / uncommon / watery / sparse syn 罕 hǎn rare syn 抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money) syn 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 秘本 祕本 mì běn a treasured rare book syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 稀土元素 xī tǔ yuán sù rare earth element (chemistry) 戴高帽子 dài gāo mào zi (coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal syn 玮 瑋 wěi (reddish jade) / precious / rare syn 祎 禕 yī excellent / precious / rare / fine / (used in given names) 人迹罕至 人跡罕至 rén jì hǎn zhì lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) / fig. off the beaten track / lonely / deserted syn 