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==To treat as==
  
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When you want to say that something is treated as something else, use this pattern.
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* 他 把 我 看作 他 妹妹 。<span class="trans">He treats me like his younger sister.</span>
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 05:44, 27 April 2016

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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.

把...给sentence pattern

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

Subject + 把 + Object 给+ Verb Phrase

  • 我 把 这 事儿 给 忘 了 。I forgot about this thing.
  • 周末 我 把 脏 衣服 给 洗 了 。On weekends, I wash the dirty clothes.
  • 你 能 把 这 些 都 给 记住 吗？Will you be able to remember all of this?


To treat as

When you want to say that something is treated as something else, use this pattern.

把+ Obj.+ 当作/看作 + something else

  • 他 把 我 看作 他 妹妹 。He treats me like his younger sister.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites

HSK5
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