| 第一把手 |
dì yī bǎ shǒu |
the person in charge / the head of the leadership group |
| 第 |
dì |
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just |
| 第一 |
dì - yī |
first / most important; primary; foremost |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一把手 |
yī bǎ shǒu |
working hand; member of a work team; participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手) |
| 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 + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 把 |
bà |
handle |
| 把手 |
bǎ shǒu |
to shake hands |
| 把手 |
bǎ shou |
handle / grip / knob |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |