把 bǎ
HSK 3 word
Meanings
- to hold; to grasp
- to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
- handlebar
- classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
- classifier for things with handles
- (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})
Characters
- 把 bǎ: to hold; to grasp
Grammar: What you do to something: the 把 sentence
Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Result
把 moves the object in front of the verb to focus on what happens to it: where it ends up, who gets it, what state it is left in. The object is something specific that both speakers know about, and the verb must be followed by something (给我, 刻在树上, 放下来), never used bare. It is the active counterpart of 被.
Example sentences
把手举起来！
Put your hands up!
Tatoeba #333761 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
把门开开！
Open the door a bit!
Tatoeba #419976 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)
把书给我。
Give me the book.
Tatoeba #4262244 by notabene (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).