把

bǎㄅㄚˇ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 3

Meaning

Meanings

1
to hold; to grasp
2
to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3
handlebar
4
classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5
classifier for things with handles
6
(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

Examples

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不要再把我当成“正常” 人!

不要再把我當成“正常” 人!

Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!

我把旅费耗光了。

我把旅費耗光了。

I have run out of my traveling expenses.

明天下午之前我会把它完成。

明天下午之前我會把它完成。

I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.

我找到那把我一直在找的钥匙了。

我找到那把我一直在找的鑰匙了。

I found the key for which I had been looking.

把这些座位留给老人。

把這些座位留給老人。

Keep these seats for the elderly.

Grammar

Grammar using 把

把

把 (ba) sentences · A1 · TOCFL a1

把

Moving an object somewhere with 把 · A2 · TOCFL a2

把

Using 把 with directional complements · A2 · TOCFL a2

把…V（一）V

Using 把 with brief repeated actions · A2 · TOCFL a2

把

Using 把 with result complements · A2 · TOCFL a2

把

Accidental results with 把 · A2 · TOCFL a2

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把 A 当做 B

Ba A Dangzuo B (把 A 当做 B) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

把 A 投資在 B 上

Ba A Zai B Shang (把 A 投资在 B 上) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

把 A 跟 B 連在一起

Ba A Gen B Lian Zai Yi Qi (把 A 跟 B 连在一起) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later

把 X 发揮到極致

Ba X Dao (把 X 发挥到极致) · C1 · TOCFL c1

Lesson coming later

Related: 把

把手

bǎ shǒu

to shake hands

把手

bǎ shou

handle

把持

bǎ chí

to control

把握

bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.)

把关

bǎ guān

to guard a pass

Stroke practice

Practice writing 把

Characters

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