Word: 把 (bǎ, bà)

烟筒里招手,把人往黑处领

yāntong lǐ zhāoshǒu,bǎ rén wǎng hēi chù lǐng

waving from inside a chimney: leading people toward the dark

烤肉的时候，要先把炭点着。

Kǎoròu de shíhou, yào xiān bǎ tàn diǎnzháo.

When you barbecue, you have to light the charcoal first.

父亲把闹钟调到六时。

Fùqīn bǎ nàozhōng diào dào liù shí.

Father set the alarm for six o'clock.

父母把希望寄托在孩子身上。

Fùmǔ bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài háizi shēnshang.

Parents place their hopes on their children.

父母辛苦把我培养成人。

Fùmǔ xīnkǔ bǎ wǒ péiyǎng chéngrén.

My parents worked hard to raise and educate me.

爷爷把受伤的小鸟治好后放飞了。

Yéye bǎ shòushāng de xiǎoniǎo zhì hǎo hòu fàngfēile.

Grandpa healed the injured bird and then set it free to fly.

爷爷把自己的座右铭写在了墙上。

Yéye bǎ zìjǐ de zuòyòumíng xiě zài le qiáng shàng.

Grandpa wrote his motto on the wall.

爷爷把遗产留给了三个孩子。

Yéye bǎ yíchǎn liúgěile sān gè háizi.

Grandpa left his inheritance to his three children.

爸爸把弟弟训了一顿。

Bàba bǎ dìdi xùnle yídùn.

Dad gave my younger brother a good scolding.

猎人用食物把野兽引诱到陷阱里。

Lièrén yòng shíwù bǎ yěshòu yǐnyòu dào xiànjǐng lǐ.

The hunter lured the animal into the trap with food.

猫生气时会把背拱起来。

Māo shēngqì shí huì bǎ bèi gǒng qǐlai.

A cat arches its back when it is angry.

现在我将把我的父母介绍给你。

Xiànzài wǒ jiāng bǎ wǒ de fùmǔ jièshào gěi nǐ.

Now I will introduce you to my parents.

现在，我把钥匙放哪里了？

Xiànzài, wǒ bǎ yàoshi fàng nǎlǐ le?

Now where did I put the key?

用勺子把酸奶拌一拌。

Yòng sháozi bǎ suānnǎi bàn yí bàn.

Stir the yogurt with a spoon.

用夹子把烤好的肉夹出来。

Yòng jiāzi bǎ kǎo hǎo de ròu jiā chūlái.

Use the tongs to take out the roasted meat.

用机器把堤坝的土夯实。

Yòng jīqì bǎ dībà de tǔ hāngshí.

Use a machine to ram the earth of the dam firm.

用清水把蔬菜冲洗干净。

Yòng qīngshuǐ bǎ shūcài chōngxǐ gānjìng.

Rinse the vegetables clean with water.

用药水把仓库熏一遍。

Yòngyào shuǐ bǎ cāngkù xūn yíbiàn.

Fumigate the warehouse once with the chemical.

用锡纸把鱼包起来再烤。

Yòng xīzhǐ bǎ yú bāo qǐlai zài kǎo.

Wrap the fish in tinfoil before roasting it.

电脑已经把结果输出到屏幕上了。

Diànnǎo yǐjīng bǎ jiéguǒ shūchū dào píngmù shàng le.

The computer has already output the results to the screen.

电脑把文件输出到打印机上了。

Diànnǎo bǎ wénjiàn shūchū dào dǎyìnjī shàng le.

The computer sent the file out to the printer.

男子汉头上三把火

nánzǐhàn tóushàng sān bǎ huǒ

a real man has three fires on his head

盡快把它完成。

Jǐn kuài bǎ tā wánchéng.

Get it done as soon as possible.

看完这封信请把它烧掉。

Kàn wán zhè fēng xìn qǐng bǎ tā shāo diào.

Burn this letter after you finish reading it.

睡前把蚊帐放下来。

Shuì qián bǎ wénzhàng fàng xiàlai.

Put the mosquito net down before you go to sleep.

睡觉之前把牙给刷了啊。

Shuìjiào zhīqián bǎ yá gěi shuā le a.

Brush your teeth before you go to sleep.

睡觉前，记得把窗户销上。

Shuìjiào qián, jìde bǎ chuānghu xiāo shàng.

Remember to bolt the window before you go to sleep.

祖冲之把圆周率算得非常准确。

Zǔchōngzhī bǎ yuánzhōulǜ suàn de fēicháng zhǔnquè.

Zu Chongzhi calculated pi with great accuracy.

科学家把两种基因重组了。

Kēxuéjiā bǎ liǎng zhǒng jīyīn chóngzǔle.

The scientists recombined the two genes.

秘书把信塞到一个信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dào yí gè xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.

秘书把信塞到了信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dàole xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.

第一个步骤是先把水烧开。

Dì yī gè bùzhòu shì xiān bǎ shuǐ shāokāi.

The first step is to boil the water.

细菌能把垃圾分解成肥料。

Xìjūn néng bǎ lājī fēnjiě chéng féiliào.

Bacteria can break garbage down into fertilizer.

经理把我们的新方案枪毙了。

Jīnglǐ bǎ wǒmen de xīn fāng'àn qiāngbìle.

The manager shot down our new proposal.

经销商明天把货送来。

Jīngxiāoshāng míngtiān bǎ huò sòng lái.

The distributor will deliver the goods tomorrow.

缺一把勺子。

Quē yì bǎ sháozi.

There is a spoon missing.

老师傅正在打造一把新刀。

Lǎoshīfū zhèngzài dǎzào yì bǎ xīn dāo.

The old craftsman is forging a new knife.

老师在礼堂把学生们集合起来。

Lǎoshī zài lǐtáng bǎ xuéshengmen jíhé qǐlai.

The teacher assembled the students in the hall.

老师把他的学生们聚集在他周围。

Lǎoshī bǎ tā de xuéshengmen jùjí zài tā zhōuwéi.

The teacher gathered his students around him.

老师把全班划分成三组。

Lǎoshī bǎ quánbān huàfēn chéng sānzǔ.

The teacher divided the whole class into three groups.

老师请大家把疑点都写下来。

Lǎoshī qǐng dàjiā bǎ yídiǎn dōu xiě xiàlai.

The teacher asked everyone to write down all the points they're unsure about.

老板把一部分股份卖给了别人。

Lǎobǎn bǎ yíbùfen gǔfèn mài gěi le biéren.

The boss sold part of his stock to someone else.

老鼠把桌子腿啃坏了。

Lǎoshǔ bǎ zhuōzi tuǐ kěn huàile.

The mice gnawed the table leg to pieces.

能不能把会议缩短一点？

Néng bùnéng bǎ huìyì suōduǎn yìdiǎn?

Can we make the meeting a bit shorter?

能不能把手续简化一下？

Néng bùnéng bǎ shǒuxù jiǎnhuà yíxià?

Could the procedures be simplified a bit?

能不能把还款时间延缓几天？

Néng bùnéng bǎ háikuǎn shíjiān yánhuǎn jǐtiān?

Could you put off the repayment date by a few days?

能帮我把它包装成礼品吗？

Néng bāng wǒ bǎ tā bāozhuāng chéng lǐpǐn ma?

Can you gift-wrap this, please?

能把数据集发给我吗？

Néng bǎ shùjùjí fāgěi wǒ ma?

Could you send me the dataset?

能把显示器调亮一点吗？

Néng bǎ xiǎnshìqì tiáo liàng yìdiǎn ma?

Could you make the monitor a bit brighter?

能把经济管好的政府不多。

Néng bǎ jīngjì guǎn hǎo de zhèngfǔ bù duō.

Few governments can manage the economy successfully.

能把这张原声带借我吗？

Néng bǎ zhè zhāng yuánshēngdài jiè wǒ ma?

Could you lend me this soundtrack album?

蛇把我咬了。

Shé bǎ wǒ yǎole.

The snake bit me.

血液会把氧气输送到全身。

Xuèyè huì bǎ yǎngqì shūsòng dào quánshēn.

Blood delivers oxygen to the whole body.

裁判把那名球员驱逐出场了。

Cáipàn bǎ nà míng qiúyuán qūzhú chūchǎng le.

The referee sent that player off the field.

警察会把你关在牢里。

Jǐngchá huì bǎ nǐ guān zài láo lǐ.

The police will put you behind bars.

让我把你介绍给他。

Ràng wǒ bǎ nǐ jièshào gěi tā.

Let me introduce you to him.

记者把这家公司的丑闻曝光了。

Jìzhě bǎ zhè jiā gōngsī de chǒuwén bàoguāng le.

A reporter exposed this company's scandal.

请不要把垃圾倾倒在河里。

Qǐng búyào bǎ lājī qīngdào zài hé lǐ.

Please don't dump rubbish into the river.

请不要把杯子放在桌子边缘。

Qǐng búyào bǎ bēizi fàng zài zhuōzi biānyuán.

Please don't put the cup on the edge of the table.

请不要把车停在这里阻碍交通！

Qǐng búyào bǎ chē tíng zài zhèlǐ zǔ'ài jiāotōng!

Please don't park here and block the traffic!

请不要把车停放在门口。

Qǐng búyào bǎ chē tíngfàng zài ménkǒu.

Please don't park your car in the doorway.

请你不要把这个消息漏出去。

Qǐng nǐ búyào bǎ zhège xiāoxi lòu chūqù.

Please don't let this news leak out.

请你事先把计划告诉我。

Qǐng nǐ shìxiān bǎ jìhuà gàosu wǒ.

Please let me know the schedule beforehand.

请你们不要忘了把书看看。

Qǐng nǐmen búyào wàngle bǎ shū kànkan.

Please don't forget to read the book.

请你当面把钱交给我妈妈。

Qǐng nǐ dāngmiàn bǎ qián jiāogěi wǒ māma.

Please hand the money to my mom in person.

请你想方设法早点把货送到！

Qǐng nǐ xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ zǎodiǎn bǎ huò sòng dào!

Please find a way to get the goods delivered earlier!

请你打电话把结果告诉我。

Qǐng nǐ dǎdiànhuà bǎ jiéguǒ gàosu wǒ.

Please let me know the result by telephone.

请你把事情的经过陈述一遍。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shìqing de jīngguò chénshù yíbiàn.

Please state what happened from start to finish.

请你把你的真实体验写下来。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ nǐ de zhēnshí tǐyàn xiě xiàlai.

Please write about your real experience.

请你把冷气调高点。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ lěngqì tiáo gāo diǎn.

Please turn up the AC a little bit.

请你把盐递过来好吗？

Qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì guòlái hǎo ma?

Could you pass me the salt, please?

请你把真实体验写下来。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhēnshí tǐyàn xiě xiàlai.

Please write about your real experience.

请你把这些问题逐一回答。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèxiē wèntí zhúyī huídá.

Please answer these questions one by one.

请你把这几笔钱合计一下。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè jǐbǐ qián héjì yíxià.

Please add up these amounts of money.

请你把这段古文翻译成白话。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè duàn gǔwén fānyì chéng báihuà.

Please translate this passage of classical Chinese into plain spoken language.

请你给我多一把叉子。

Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ duō yì bǎ chāzi.

Bring me another fork, please.

请借我一把尺子，谢谢。

Qǐng jiè wǒ yì bǎ chǐzi, xièxie.

Could I borrow a ruler, please? Thanks.

请先把报告的纲要发给我。

Qǐng xiān bǎ bàogào de gāngyào fāgěi wǒ.

Please send me the outline of the report first.

请先把电源关上，再打开机器。

Qǐng xiān bǎ diànyuán guānshàng, zài dǎkāi jīqì.

Please turn off the power first, then open the machine.

请别把剩饭倒进水槽里。

Qǐng bié bǎ shèngfàn dào jìn shuǐcáo lǐ.

Please don't pour leftovers into the sink.

请告诉我你把你的旧课本给谁了。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ bǎ nǐ de jiù kèběn gěi shéi le.

Please tell me who you gave your old textbook to.

请坐在这把椅子上。

Qǐng zuò zài zhè bǎ yǐzi shàng.

Please sit down on this chair.

请容许我把故事讲完。

Qǐng róngxǔ wǒ bǎ gùshi jiǎng wán.

Please bear with me until I finish the story.

请小心，别把箭对着人。

Qǐng xiǎoxīn, bié bǎ jiàn duì zhe rén.

Be careful, and don't point the arrow at anyone.

请帮我把今天的报纸带来。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ jīntiān de bàozhǐ dàilái.

Bring me today's paper, please.

请帮我把水里的球捞出来。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shuǐ lǐ de qiú lāo chūlái.

Please help me fish the ball out of the water.

请帮我把菜地里的草锄掉。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ càidì lǐ de cǎo chú diào.

Please help me weed the grass out of the vegetable garden.

请帮我把这篇文章润色一下。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng rùnsè yíxià.

Please help me polish this article.

请您把窗户关起来好吗？

Qǐng nín bǎ chuānghu guān qǐlai hǎo ma?

Would you close the window?

请您把那扇窗户关起来好吗？

Qǐng nín bǎ nà shàn chuānghu guān qǐlai hǎo ma?

Would you please close that window?

请把书放在架子上。

Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài jiàzi shàng.

Please put the book on the shelf.

请把事实说出来。

Qǐng bǎ shìshí shuō chūlái.

Please tell the truth.

请把他所说的记录下来。

Qǐng bǎ tā suǒshuō de jìlù xiàlai.

Please write down what he says.

请把他确实的地址告诉我。

Qǐng bǎ tā quèshí de dìzhǐ gàosu wǒ.

Tell me exactly where he lives.

请把作业按时交给我。

Qǐng bǎ zuòyè ànshí jiāogěi wǒ.

Please hand your homework in on time.

请把你的外套挂起来。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de wàitào guà qǐlai.

Hang up your coat, please.

请把你的履历发到我的邮箱。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de lǚlì fā dào wǒ de yóuxiāng.

Please send your résumé to my email.

请把你的行李放在这秤上。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de xíngli fàng zài zhè chèng shàng.

Please put your baggage on this scale.

请把保修卡和发票一起放好。

Qǐng bǎ bǎoxiū kǎ hé fāpiào yìqǐ fàng hǎo.

Please keep the warranty card together with the receipt.

请把借书证给老师看看。

Qǐng bǎ jièshūzhèng gěi lǎoshī kànkan.

Please show your library card to the teacher.