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]
美国
guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ
America; American; United States of America; USA[cedict]
东海
hǎi ㄏㄞˇ
East China sea[cedict]
为
wéiㄨㄟˊ
wèiㄨㄟˋ
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do[cedict]