Word: 把 (bǎ, bà)

一个葫芦锯成的两把瓢,天生的一对儿

yí gè húlu jù chéng de liǎng bǎ piáo,tiānshēngdeyíduì ér

one gourd sawn into two ladles: a natural pair

一人一把号，各吹各的调

yì rén yì bǎ hào, gè chuī gè de diào

everyone has a bugle, each blows his own tune

一场大雨把刚种的菜糟蹋了。

Yìcháng dàyǔ bǎ gāng zhǒng de cài zāotàle.

A heavy rain ruined the vegetables we had just planted.

一场大雪把山脚下的小路埋没了。

Yìcháng dàxuě bǎ shān jiǎoxià de xiǎolù máimòle.

A heavy snowfall buried the small path at the foot of the mountain.

一场官司一把火

yìcháng guānsi yì bǎ huǒ

one lawsuit, one fire

一天省一把，十年买匹马

yì tiān shěng yì bǎ, shínián mǎi pǐmǎ

save a handful a day, in ten years buy a horse

一鼓作气把这些菜吃完吧！

Yìgǔzuòqì bǎ zhèxiē cài chī wán ba!

Let's finish all these dishes in one go!

下午你把房间收拾干净。

Xiàwǔ nǐ bǎ fángjiān shōushi gānjìng.

Clean up the room in the afternoon.

下课后请把体育器材放回仓库。

Xiàkè hòu qǐng bǎ tǐyù qìcái fàng huí cāngkù.

After class, please put the sports equipment back in the storeroom.

不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.

不能把牙膏塞回管里。

Bùnéng bǎ yágāo sāi huí guǎn lǐ.

You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.

不要再把我当成“正常”人！

Búyào zài bǎ wǒ dàngchéng“zhèngcháng”rén!

Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!

不要把两个舌头放在一张嘴。

Búyào bǎ liǎng gè shétou fàng zài yì zhāng zuǐ.

Keep not two tongues in one mouth.

不要把个人行为上升到集体。

Búyào bǎ gèrén xíngwéi shàngshēng dào jítǐ.

Don't generalize individual behavior to an entire group.

不要把书放在那张桌子上。

Búyào bǎ shū fàng zài nà zhāng zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put books on the table.

不要把你的想法强加给孩子。

Búyào bǎ nǐ de xiǎngfǎ qiángjiā gěi háizi.

Don't impose your ideas on your children.

不要把你的责任推诿给他人。

Búyào bǎ nǐ de zérèn tuīwěi gěi tā rén.

Do not shirk your responsibilities on to others.

不要把它放在我的桌子上。

Búyào bǎ tā fàng zài wǒ de zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put it on my desk.

不要把我们的计划告诉任何人。

Búyào bǎ wǒmen de jìhuà gàosu rènhé rén.

Don't tell anyone our plan.

不要把我的啤酒喝完了。

Búyào bǎ wǒ de píjiǔ hē wánle.

Don't finish off all my beer!

不要把皮肤长时间暴露在阳光里。

Búyào bǎ pífū cháng shíjiān bàolù zài yángguāng lǐ.

Skin shouldn't be exposed to sunlight for too long.

不要把脏衣服放在床上！

Búyào bǎ zāngyīfu fàng zài chuáng shàng!

Don't put dirty clothes on the bed!

不要把脚放在桌子上。

Búyào bǎ jiǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put your feet on the table.

不要把这些资料泄露出去。

Búyào bǎ zhèxiē zīliào xièlòu chūqù.

Keep this information under your hat.

不要把那件事告诉别人。

Búyào bǎ nà jiàn shì gàosu biéren.

Don't tell anybody about the matter.

不要把钱给他们。

Búyào bǎ qián gěi tāmen.

Don't give them the money.

两把钥匙挂在脖子下，开心又开心

liǎng bǎ yàoshi guà zài bózi xià, kāixīn yòu kāixīn

two keys hanging under the neck: open heart and open heart

二齿钩子挠痒，是把硬手

èr chǐ gōuzi náoyǎng, shì bǎ yìngshǒu

scratching an itch with a two-pronged hook: a hard hand

五人合撑一把伞，小人全靠大人遮

wǔ rén hé chēng yì bǎ sǎn, xiǎorén quán kào dàren zhē

five people share one umbrella: the small people (small people) all depend on the big people (big people) to shelter them

交警让我把车停在路边。

Jiāojǐng ràng wǒ bǎ chē tíng zài lùbiān.

The traffic police officer told me to pull over by the side of the road.

今天把我吃得都不想动了。

Jīntiān bǎ wǒ chī de dōu bùxiǎng dòngle.

I've eaten so much today that I don't want to move.

今天把我累坏了。

Jīntiān bǎ wǒ lèihuàile.

Today has tired me out.

从筛子底看人,把人看零碎了

cóng shāizi dǐ kàn rén,bǎ rén kàn língsuìle

looking at a person through the bottom of a sieve: seeing them in pieces

他一把拉过她，然后吻了下去。

Tā yì bǎ lāguo tā, ránhòu wěnle xiàqù.

He drew her to him and kissed her on the mouth.

他不小心把照片寄给老板了。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ zhàopiān jì gěi lǎobǎn le.

He accidentally mailed the photos to his boss.

他买一把刀行，我买就不行了吗？

Tā mǎi yì bǎ dāo xíng, wǒ mǎi jiù bùxíngle ma?

If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

他从不把工资带回家。

Tā cóngbù bǎ gōngzī dài huíjiā.

He never brings the paycheck home.

他从来没有把他的学说写下来。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu bǎ tā de xuéshuō xiě xiàlai.

He never wrote down his theories.

他们打算把仓库管理自动化。

Tāmen dǎsuàn bǎ cāngkù guǎnlǐ zìdònghuà.

They plan to automate warehouse management.

他们把他奉为领袖。

Tāmen bǎ tā fèng wéi lǐngxiù.

They looked up to him as their leader.

他们把孩子独自留在家里。

Tāmen bǎ háizi dúzì liú zài jiālǐ.

They left their children alone at home.

他们把它吃完了。

Tāmen bǎ tā chī wánle.

They ate it all.

他们把我的限制提高了。

Tāmen bǎ wǒ de xiànzhì tígāole.

They've upped my limit.

他们把老人埋葬在山脚下。

Tāmen bǎ lǎorén máizàng zài shān jiǎoxià.

They buried the old man at the foot of the mountain.

他们把这本小说变成戏剧。

Tāmen bǎ zhè běn xiǎoshuō biànchéng xìjù.

They made the novel into a drama.

他们错把他当成他的兄弟。

Tāmen cuò bǎ tā dàngchéng tā de xiōngdì.

They mistook him for his brother.

他做了一把椅子给他儿子。

Tā zuòle yì bǎ yǐzi gěi tā érzi.

He made his son a chair.

他免费把它给了我。

Tā miǎnfèi bǎ tā gěi le wǒ.

He gave it to me for nothing.

他决定把公司转让给自己的儿子。

Tā juédìng bǎ gōngsī zhuǎnràng gěi zìjǐ de érzi.

He decided to transfer the company to his son.

他决定把头发全部剃掉。

Tā juédìng bǎ tóufa quánbù tì diào.

He decided to shave off all his hair.

他只比我大个把岁。

Tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì.

He's only a couple of years older than me.

他奋力把箱子搬上了三楼。

Tā fènlì bǎ xiāngzi bān shàng le sān lóu.

He did everything he could to carry the box up to the third floor.

他帮我把手表修理好了。

Tā bāng wǒ bǎ shǒubiǎo xiūlǐ hǎole.

He fixed the watch for me.

他常把这句名言挂在嘴边。

Tā cháng bǎ zhè jù míngyán guàzàizuǐbiān.

He often has this saying on his lips.

他怕别人把他当成废物。

Tā pà biéren bǎ tā dàngchéng fèiwù.

He was afraid others would treat him as a useless person.

他怕把演出砸了。

Tā pà bǎ yǎnchū zále.

He was afraid of mucking up the performance.

他总想把所有的权力都揽在手里。

Tā zǒng xiǎng bǎ suǒyǒu de quánlì dōu lǎn zài shǒulǐ.

He always wants to hold all the power in his own hands.

他总是把他的房间保持干净。

Tā zǒngshì bǎ tā de fángjiān bǎochí gānjìng.

He always keeps his room clean.

他总是把他的看法强加给我。

Tā zǒngshì bǎ tā de kànfǎ qiángjiā gěi wǒ.

He always imposes his opinion on me.

他总是把薪水的一半存入银行。

Tā zǒngshì bǎ xīnshuǐ de yíbàn cúnrù yínháng.

He always puts one half of his salary in the bank.

他想把坏事化为好事。

Tā xiǎng bǎ huàishì huà wèi hǎoshì.

He wants to turn a bad thing into a good one.

他想把小店发扬光大。

Tā xiǎng bǎ xiǎodiàn fāyángguāngdà.

He wants to build his little shop into something great.

他想把这些衬衫洗干净。

Tā xiǎng bǎ zhèxiē chènshān xǐ gānjìng.

He wants these shirts washed.

他把一根桩钉进地里。

Tā bǎ yìgēn zhuāng dìng jìn dìlǐ.

He drove a stake into the ground.

他把书弄丢了。

Tā bǎ shū nòngdiū le.

He lost the books.

他把书放在了书架上。

Tā bǎ shū fàng zài le shūjià shàng.

He placed the book on the shelf.

他把交通事故通知了警察。

Tā bǎ jiāotōng shìgù tōngzhīle jǐngchá.

He notified the police of the traffic accident.

他把交通卡放在包里了。

Tā bǎ jiāotōngkǎ fàng zài bāo lǐ le.

He put his transit card in his bag.

他把他的书分为五类。

Tā bǎ tā de shū fēnwéi wǔ lèi.

He divided his books into five categories.

他把他的女儿介绍给我认识。

Tā bǎ tā de nǚ'ér jièshào gěi wǒ rènshi.

He introduced his daughter to me.

他把他的意思对我讲清楚了。

Tā bǎ tā de yìsi duì wǒ jiǎng qīngchule.

He got his meaning across to me.

他把他的狗带到学校去了。

Tā bǎ tā de gǒu dài dào xuéxiào qùle.

He brought his dog to school.

他把他的生命给了国家。

Tā bǎ tā de shēngmìng gěi le guójiā.

He gave his life for the nation.

他把他的自行车刷成红色。

Tā bǎ tā de zìxíngchē shuā chéng hóngsè.

He painted his bicycle red.

他把他的行李留在车站。

Tā bǎ tā de xíngli liú zài chēzhàn.

He left his luggage at the station.

他把他的衬衫穿反了。

Tā bǎ tā de chènshān chuān fǎn le.

He had his shirt on inside out.

他把他的袜子穿反了。

Tā bǎ tā de wàzi chuān fǎn le.

He had his socks on inside out.

他把他的那段话从磁带里删除了。

Tā bǎ tā de nà duàn huà cóng cídài lǐ shānchúle.

He erased his speech from the tape.

他把他的铅笔放在他的耳朵后面。

Tā bǎ tā de qiānbǐ fàng zài tā de ěrduo hòumian.

He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

他把他身上所有的钱都给了我。

Tā bǎ tā shēnshang suǒyǒu de qián dōu gěi le wǒ.

He gave me what money he had with him.

他把信交给了秘书。

Tā bǎ xìn jiāogěile mìshū.

He handed the letter to the secretary.

他把信从我的手中抢了过去。

Tā bǎ xìn cóng wǒ de shǒu zhōng qiǎngle guòqù.

He wrenched the letter from my hand.

他把全部家产都捐给了学校。

Tā bǎ quánbù jiāchǎn dōu juāngěile xuéxiào.

He donated all of his family property to the school.

他把全部精力放到实验中了。

Tā bǎ quánbù jīnglì fàng dào shíyàn zhōng le.

All his energies were devoted to the experiment.

他把出发推时到明天了。

Tā bǎ chūfā tuī shí dào míngtiān le.

He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.

他把哨挂在脖子上，走进了操场。

Tā bǎ shào guà zài bózi shàng, zǒujìnle cāochǎng.

He hung the whistle around his neck and walked onto the playground.

他把奖金存到银行了。

Tā bǎ jiǎngjīn cún dào yínháng le.

He deposited the prize money in the bank.

他把她的包给她了。

Tā bǎ tā de bāo gěi tā le.

He gave her her bag.

他把她的秘密告诉了他的朋友。

Tā bǎ tā de mìmì gàosule tā de péngyou.

He betrayed her secret to his friends.

他把她的话当作是一种赞美。

Tā bǎ tā de huà dàngzuò shì yìzhǒng zànměi.

He took her words as a compliment.

他把它藏在了门后。

Tā bǎ tā cáng zài le mén hòu.

He hid it behind the door.

他把帽子斜着戴在头上。

Tā bǎ màozi xiézhe dài zài tóushàng.

He wears his hat slanted on his head.

他把座位让给了老人。

Tā bǎ zuòwèi ràng gěi le lǎorén.

He gave his seat to the old man.

他把感冒传染给我了。

Tā bǎ gǎnmào chuánrǎn gěi wǒ le.

He gave me a cold.

他把我介绍给他的父母认识。

Tā bǎ wǒ jièshào gěi tā de fùmǔ rènshi.

He introduced me to his parents.

他把我介绍给苏认识。

Tā bǎ wǒ jièshào gěi sū rènshi.

He introduced me to Sue.

他把我当成了仇人。

Tā bǎ wǒ dàngchéngle chóurén.

He has come to treat me as his enemy.

他把我忘了，难道不是吗？

Tā bǎ wǒ wàngle, nándào bú shì ma?

He had forgotten me, didn't he?

他把我气得要命，就给了他一记耳光。

Tā bǎ wǒ qì de yàomìng, jiù gěi le tā yíjì ěrguāng.

He made me so angry I slapped him across the face.

他把我误认为我的双胞胎兄弟。

Tā bǎ wǒ wù rènwéi wǒ de shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì.

He mistook me for my twin brother.