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把柄

bǎ bǐng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

把柄 (bǎ bǐng) means "handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 把柄 means

1. handle
2. (fig.) information that can be used against sb

The characters in 把柄

• 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar
• 柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…

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