Word: 把 (bǎ, bà)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 把 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

把 dictionary entry

bǎ: marks the object before the verb; classifier for things with handles; to hold; about; or so (after a classifier, as in 个把); sworn (brotherhood)
bà: handle (of a tool or utensil); stalk of a flower, leaf or fruit

Full dictionary entry for 把

What 把 means in each sentence

marks the object before the verb 966 sentences
classifier for things with handles 89 sentences
to hold 5 sentences
about; or so (after a classifier, as in 个把) 2 sentences

Example sentences using 把

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他把我误认为是我的母亲。

Tā bǎ wǒ wù rènwéi shì wǒ de mǔqīn.

He mistook me for my mother.
他把户口迁到了北京。

Tā bǎ hùkǒu qiān dàole Běijīng.

He moved his household registration to Beijing.
他把房子卖了。

Tā bǎ fángzi màile.

He sold the house.
他把房子抵给了银行。

Tā bǎ fángzi dǐ gěi le yínháng.

He mortgaged his house to the bank.
他把房子押给了银行。

Tā bǎ fángzi yā gěi le yínháng.

He mortgaged his house to the bank.
他把所有的墙壁漆成了绿色。

Tā bǎ suǒyǒu de qiángbì qī chéng le lǜsè.

He painted all the walls green.
他把所有资产都放在银行里了吗？

Tā bǎ suǒyǒu zīchǎn dōu fàng zài yínháng lǐ le ma?

Did he put all his assets in the bank?
他把手里的筹都输光了。

Tā bǎ shǒulǐ de chóu dōu shū guāng le.

He lost all the chips in his hand.
他把报告都归档了。

Tā bǎ bàogào dōu guīdàngle.

He filed away all the reports.
他把整个苹果都吃了。

Tā bǎ zhěnggè píngguǒ dōu chīle.

He ate all of the apple.
他把旧办法撇在一边。

Tā bǎ jiù bànfǎ piē zài yìbiān.

He cast the old method aside.
他把杯子拿起来喝了一口。

Tā bǎ bēizi ná qǐlai hēle yìkǒu.

He picked up his cup and took a sip.
他把烟戒了。

Tā bǎ yān jiè le.

He gave up cigarettes.
他把烟灰磕在烟灰缸里。

Tā bǎ yānhuī kē zài yānhuīgāng lǐ.

He tapped the ash into the ashtray.
他把牛奶倒到杯子里了。

Tā bǎ niúnǎi dào dào bēizi lǐ le.

He poured the milk into the glass.
他把球扔了。

Tā bǎ qiú rēngle.

He threw the ball.
他把球抛给了我。

Tā bǎ qiú pāo gěi le wǒ.

He threw the ball to me.
他把瓶子灌满了水。

Tā bǎ píngzi guàn mǎnle shuǐ.

He filled the bottle with water.
他把生活的方方面面都安排好了。

Tā bǎ shēnghuó de fāngfāng-miànmiàn dōu ānpái hǎole.

He has arranged every aspect of his life.
他把眼镜落在我们这里了。

Tā bǎ yǎnjìng luò zài wǒmen zhèlǐ le.

He left his glasses at our place.
他把绳子缠绕在手上。

Tā bǎ shéngzi chánrào zài shǒushàng.

He wound the rope around his hand.
他把老人演得非常逼真。

Tā bǎ lǎorén yǎn de fēicháng bīzhēn.

He played the old man very true to life.
他把自己当成了这里的主人。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ dàngchéngle zhèlǐ de zhǔrén.

He acted like he owned the place.
他把自己藏在门后面。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ cáng zài mén hòumian.

He hid himself behind the door.
他把自己锁在房间里，不让人进去！

Tā bǎ zìjǐ suǒ zài fángjiān lǐ, búràng rén jìnqù!

He's locked himself in his room and won't let anyone in!
他把苹果分成两部分。

Tā bǎ píngguǒ fēnchéng liǎng bùfen.

He cut the apple in half.
他把苹果吃了。

Tā bǎ píngguǒ chīle.

He ate the apple.
他把蛋糕分成了七份。

Tā bǎ dàngāo fēnchéngle qī fèn.

He cut the cake into seven pieces.
他把衣服吊在门后面。

Tā bǎ yīfu diào zài mén hòumian.

He hung his clothes up behind the door.
他把衬衫脱了。

Tā bǎ chènshān tuōle.

He removed his shirt.
他把试卷交给了老师。

Tā bǎ shìjuàn jiāogěile lǎoshī.

He handed his exam paper to the teacher.
他把诗翻译成英语。

Tā bǎ shī fānyì chéng Yīngyǔ.

He translated the verse into English.
他把赚到的钱都存了起来。

Tā bǎ zhuàn dào de qián dōu cúnle qǐlai.

He saves what he earns.
他把身子靠在胳膊上。

Tā bǎ shēnzi kào zài gēbo shàng.

He leaned on his elbows.
他把这记在他的笔记本上。

Tā bǎ zhè jì zài tā de bǐjìběn shàng.

He wrote it down in his notebook.
他把这首老歌改编成了钢琴曲。

Tā bǎ zhè shǒu lǎogē gǎibiān chéng le gāngqínqǔ.

He rearranged this old song into a piano piece.
他把那两本书弄丢了。

Tā bǎ nà liǎng běn shū nòngdiū le.

He lost those two books.
他把那个故事讲得有声有色。

Tā bǎ nàge gùshi jiǎng de yǒushēngyǒusè.

He told that story vividly.
他把钱包交到了派出所。

Tā bǎ qiánbāo jiāo dàole pàichūsuǒ.

He handed the wallet in at the police station.
他把钱塞到我的口袋里。

Tā bǎ qián sāi dào wǒ de kǒudài lǐ.

Put the money in my pocket.
他把钱投资于股票。

Tā bǎ qián tóuzī yú gǔpiào.

He invested his money in stocks.
他把铅笔放桌子上了。

Tā bǎ qiānbǐ fàng zhuōzi shàng le.

He put down the pencil on the desk.
他把长文章浓缩成一段话。

Tā bǎ zhǎng wénzhāng nóngsuō chéng yíduàn huà.

He condensed the long article into a single paragraph.
他把长长的故事提炼成了一句话。

Tā bǎ chángcháng de gùshi tíliàn chéng le yíjù huà.

He distilled the long story into a single sentence.
他把问题从脑子里排除了。

Tā bǎ wèntí cóng nǎozi lǐ páichúle.

He cast off the problem from his mind.
他把饲料做成小丸喂鱼。

Tā bǎ sìliào zuò chéng xiǎo wán wèi yú.

He makes the feed into small pellets to feed the fish.
他把饼干掰成两半。

Tā bǎ bǐnggān bāi chéng liǎngbàn.

He broke the cookie in two.
他把高尔夫球打进了水里。

Tā bǎ gāo'ěrfūqiú dǎ jìnle shuǐ lǐ.

He hit the golf ball into the water.
他抓了一把米。

Tā zhuāle yì bǎ mǐ.

He grabbed a handful of rice.
他拿着一根杠杆，想把箱子撬开。

Tā názhe yìgēn gànggǎn, xiǎng bǎ xiāngzi qiàokāi.

He held a crowbar, trying to pry the box open.
他擅自把车借给了别人。

Tā shànzì bǎ chē jiègěile biéren.

He lent the car to someone else without permission.
他暗中把钱放回了抽屉。

Tā ànzhōng bǎ qián fàng huíle chōuti.

He slipped the money back into the drawer on the sly.
他有一把枪！

Tā yǒu yì bǎ qiāng!

He has a gun!
他母亲要他把浴室打扫干净。

Tā mǔqīn yào tā bǎ yùshì dǎsǎo gānjìng.

His mother made him clean the bathroom.
他生前把书都捐给了学校。

Tā shēngqián bǎ shū dōu juāngěile xuéxiào.

Before he died, he donated all his books to the school.
他生气地把旧照片撕了。

Tā shēngqì de bǎ jiù zhàopiān sīle.

He angrily tore up the old photo.
他用一根绳子把船拴在岸边。

Tāyòng yìgēn shéngzi bǎ chuán shuān zài ànbiān.

He used a rope to tie the boat to the shore.
他的父亲把一生奉献给了科学。

Tā de fùqīn bǎ yìshēng fèngxiàn gěi le kēxué.

His father dedicated his life to science.
他的笑话把我乐翻了。

Tā de xiàohua bǎ wǒ lè fānle.

His jokes really slay me.
他真地把事搞复杂了。

Tā zhēn de bǎ shì gǎo fùzále.

He made things really complicated.
他着力想把这件事做好。

Tā zhuólì xiǎng bǎ zhè jiàn shì zuò hǎo.

He is trying really hard to get this done well.
他私自把公司的车开回了家。

Tā sīzì bǎ gōngsī de chē kāi huíle jiā.

He secretly drove the company car home.
他能把标枪投掷到很远的地方。

Tā néng bǎ biāoqiāng tóuzhì dào hěn yuǎn de dìfang.

He can throw the javelin a very long way.
他要把这首诗翻译成英文。

Tā yào bǎ zhè shǒu shī fānyì chéng Yīngwén.

He's going to translate this poem into English.
他豁着命把孩子救了出来。

Tā huòzhe mìng bǎ háizi jiùle chūlái.

He risked his life to rescue the child.
他转眼就把钥匙弄丢了。

Tā zhuǎnyǎn jiù bǎ yàoshi nòngdiū le.

In the blink of an eye, he had lost the keys.
他送给爷爷一把玉如意。

Tā sònggěi yéye yì bǎ yù rúyì.

He gave his grandfather a jade ruyi scepter.
他郑重地把奖杯交给了校长。

Tā zhèngzhòng de bǎ jiǎngbēi jiāogěile xiàozhǎng.

He solemnly handed the trophy to the principal.
他随意地把东西丢在抽屉里。

Tā suíyì de bǎ dōngxi diū zài chōuti lǐ.

He put his things carelessly in the drawer.
他需要一把伞。

Tā xūyào yì bǎ sǎn.

He needs an umbrella.
他饿极了，几口就把面吞完了。

Tā è jíle, jǐ kǒu jiù bǎ miàn tūn wánle.

He was so hungry that he wolfed down the noodles in a few bites.
以前农村把粪便当肥料用。

Yǐqián nóngcūn bǎ fènbiàn dāng féiliào yòng.

In the past, the countryside used night soil as fertilizer.
但愿我可以买那把吉他。

Dànyuàn wǒ kěyǐ mǎi nà bǎ jítā.

I wish I could buy that guitar.
你不能把你的车停在这里。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ nǐ de chē tíng zài zhèlǐ.

You can't park your car here.
你不能把这规则应用在所有事上。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ zhè guīzé yìngyòng zài suǒyǒu shì shàng.

You can't apply this rule to every case.
你不要把不满都发泄在孩子身上。

Nǐ búyào bǎ bùmǎn dōu fāxiè zài háizi shēnshang.

Don't take all your dissatisfaction out on the child.
你不要把书拿走。

Nǐ búyào bǎ shū názǒu.

Don't take the book away.
你不要把事情的先后顺序颠倒了。

Nǐ búyào bǎ shìqing de xiānhòushùnxù diāndǎole.

Don't reverse the order of events.
你不要把我的东西弄乱了！

Nǐ búyào bǎ wǒ de dōngxi nòngluànle!

Don't mess up my stuff!
你不要把读书看得太功利。

Nǐ búyào bǎ dúshū kàn de tài gōnglì.

Don't look at studying in too utilitarian a way.
你为什么不把摩托车拿去修理？

Nǐ wèishénme bù bǎ mótuōchē ná qù xiūlǐ?

Why don't you have your motorcycle fixed up?
你为什么把灯打开了呀？

Nǐ wèishénme bǎ dēng dǎkāile ya?

Why did you turn on the light?
你亲手把信交给他了吗？

Nǐ qīnshǒu bǎ xìn jiāogěi tā le ma?

Did you hand the letter to him personally?
你今天最好随身带把伞。

Nǐ jīntiān zuìhǎo suíshēn dài bǎ sǎn.

You had better take an umbrella with you today.
你从哪里弄来这把网球拍的？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ nòng lái zhè bǎ wǎngqiú pāi de?

Where did you get this tennis racket?
你们可以把车停到旅馆背后。

Nǐmen kěyǐ bǎ chē tíng dào lǚguǎn bèihòu.

You can park behind the hotel.
你们已经把工作结束了吗？

Nǐmen yǐjīng bǎ gōngzuò jiéshùle ma?

Have you finished the work yet?
你似乎把我当成我哥哥了。

Nǐ sìhū bǎ wǒ dàngchéng wǒ gēge le.

You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
你先把论文的大纲发给我。

Nǐ xiān bǎ lùnwén de dàgāng fāgěi wǒ.

Send me the outline of your paper first.
你别把我的功劳都抢走啊！

Nǐ bié bǎ wǒ de gōngláo dōu qiǎngzǒu a!

Don't take all the credit for what I did!
你去储藏室拿把伞吧。

Nǐ qù chǔcángshì ná bǎ sǎn ba.

Go get an umbrella from the storage room.
你可以帮我把我的书从楼下拿上来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ wǒ de shū cóng lóuxià ná shànglái ma?

Could you bring my book upstairs for me?
你可以帮我把那个拿起来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ nàge ná qǐlai ma?

Could you pick that up for me?
你可以把你的袋子留在这里。

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de dàizi liú zài zhèlǐ.

You may leave your bag here.
你可以把你的车卖给我吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de chē mài gěi wǒ ma?

Will you sell your car to me?
你可以把我的自行车修一修吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ wǒ de zìxíngchē xiū yì xiū ma?

Can you fix my bike?
你可以把电视的音量调低一点吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ diànshì de yīnliàng tiáo dī yìdiǎn ma?

Would you please turn down the TV?
你可以把英文翻译成日语吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ Yīngwén fānyì chéng Rìyǔ ma?

Can you translate English into Japanese?
你可以把这个保留给自己。

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ zhège bǎoliú gěi zìjǐ.

You can keep this one for yourself.
你可以把音量调低一点吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ yīnliàng tiáo dī yìdiǎn ma?

Could you turn the volume down?