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Also known as: 把字句 ("bǎ"zìjù), 把 construction, preposition 把, disposal construction and pre-transitive 把.

Once you've gotten the hang of the basic 把 (bǎ) sentence pattern, you can start to use it in some more complex and abstract ways.

Used in oral Chinese to add emphasis when dealing with something.

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-* 我 <em>把</em> 这 事儿 <em>给</em> 忘 了。 <span class="expl">"I forgot about this thing."</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bǎ</em> zhè shìer <em>gěi</em> wàng le.</span>
+* 我 <em>把</em> 这 事儿 <em>给</em> 忘 了。<span class="trans">I forgot about this thing.</span>
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