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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.
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Using 把 with 给 and a verb
This 给 is used in oral Chinese to add emphasis to the verb. The 给 is actually fully optional, but it's good to be familiar with this pattern because it's so commonly used in spoken Chinese.
You'll notice a structural similarity to this 给 used with 把, and the 给 used with 被.
Subj. + 把 + Obj. + 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?
Using 当作 or 看作
When you want to say that something is treated as something else, use this pattern.
把+ Obj.+ 当作 / 看作 + something else
- 我 把 他 当作 我 哥哥。I see him as my older brother.
Take something seriously with 当回事
当回事 is mostly used in colloquial Chinese. It means to take something seriously or to hold something in high regard. It is usually used with the negative 不.
(别/不）把 + Obj.1 + 当回事
Using 把 with a verb + 成
In this case, 成 can be translated as "into."
Concrete verbs
In the first example, we are using concrete verbs such as 切, 做, 分, etc. Obj. 2 would also be concrete.
把+ Obj. 1 + Verb + 成 +Obj. 2
Abstract verbs
In the example below, we are dealing with more abstract verbs. These verbs include 换, 变, 改, 看, 当, 转, etc.
把 + Obj. 1 + Verb + 成 + Obj. 2
Mistaking something using a perception verb
The example below is when somebody mistakes something for something else. This can be either mishearing, misspelling, seeing something as something else, etc. These verbs include 看, 听, 写, 记, etc.
把+ Obj. 1 + Perception Verbs
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 461-70) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 53-4) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 159-64) →buy
- Chinese Grammar Without Tears (简明汉语语法学习手册) (pp. 167-81) →buy
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 3-5) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 142-4) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 225-7, 321-3) →buy
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 463-92) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 354-5) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 41-2, 88) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 15, 51, 101-2) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 369-70, 384, 398-9)→buy
Websites
- Mandarin Essential Grammar (Yale): 把 Construction
- CTCFL (Oxford): The 把 Construction
- ChinesePod: Qing Wen - The Magic Word 把 (free podcast content)
- ChinesePod: Qing Wen - 把 Humbug (free podcast content)
- FluentU: The Definite Guide to the Chinese Ba Construction
- Mandarin Online: 把字句
- Just Learn Chinese (blog): Lesson 10 How to understand and use Chinese sentence pattern “…把…”?
