把 (bǎ) — (classifier) for things with handles, or for handfuls and bunches; (preposition) marker that puts the object before the verb to emphasize what happens to it
Definition
把 (bǎ) is a classifier for things with a handle or grip (a chair, a knife, a bunch of flowers). It is also the marker of the 把 construction: put the object before the verb to show what happens to it — never add another preposition like 在.
classifier
for things with handlesor for handfuls and bunches
preposition
marker that puts the object before the verb to emphasize what happens to it
Examples
- 把。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ yǐ zi.Please give me a chair.
- 把。Wǒ bǎ zuò yè zuò wán le.I finished my homework.
- 把。Tā bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.He put the book on the table.
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