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Chinese grammar

把 + object + verb

Do something to … (and it ends up changed)

把 moves the object before the verb; the sentence focuses on what happens to it.

In stories

  1. 爸爸把她举得高高的。

    我爸爸很高 · How to describe people in Chinese HSK 1

  2. 然后,他把两只手放在身后,走进里面,关上了门。

    拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea HSK 3

  3. 他说:“先把脸放进水里。

    爸爸教我游泳 · Learning to swim: an easy Chinese story HSK 3

  4. 我一定把袈裟找回来!”

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 3

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What does 把 + object + verb mean in Chinese?

Do something to … (and it ends up changed). 把 moves the object before the verb; the sentence focuses on what happens to it.

How common is 把 + object + verb?

It comes up in 179 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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