to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle[cedict]
handle[cedict]
牛
niúㄋㄧㄡˊ
ox; cow; bull[cedict]
一直
yī zhíㄧ ㄓˊ
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along; always[cedict]