Advanced uses of "ba"

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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

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

把+ Obj.+ 当作/看作 + something else

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