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22 Chinese Grammar Points about "把"


  • 1. 把-Verb
    When used as a verb, 把握 means 'to be sure'; 把守 means 'to guard'.
  • 2. 把-Noun
    When used as a noun, 把戏 means 'trick'; 把手 means 'handle, knob'.
  • 3. 把-Measure word
    As a measure word, 把 can be used on objects with handle.
  • 4. 把-Adjective
    When used as an adjective, 把 means 'about'.
  • 5. 把-Preposition
    As a preposition, 把 can be placed before the direct object, followed by the transitive verb.
  • 6. 把-Verb + 完 "finish"
    In the 把-sentence, 完 can be placed after the verb to describe a completed actions or an action with duration.
  • 7. Formal: 将
    把 and 将 are interchangeable, however 将 is the formal expression.
  • 8. 把-在 + location
    In the 把-sentence, 在 followed by a location/place can be used after the verb.
  • 9. 把-到 + location
    The structure of a verb + 到 + location describes to move an item to a new location.
  • 10. 把-一 + verb
    It is possible to end a 把 sentence with a verb.
  • 11. 把-Verb + 给 + an object
    The structure of a verb + 给 + an object can indicate an action that causes something to change hands or certain information to be conveyed.
  • 12. 把-Verb + 成 + noun
    In the 把-sentence, 成 followed the result of an action works as a verb complement.
  • 13. 把-Verb + 掉
    掉 can be Used after certain verbs to indicate the result of the action.
  • 14. Negation| 不,没有,别 "no, not"
    In the 把-sentence, the negative word 不,没 or 别, should appear before 把.
  • 15. Imperative sentences
    把 can be used in Imperative sentences.
  • 16. Negation| Imperative sentences
    In a negative imperative sentence, negative word, 不要 or 别, should appear before 把.
  • 17. 得 + verb complement
    In a 把 sentence, a complement of verb can follow 得.
  • 18. Comparison| 比, "than"
    Comparison word 比, meaning "than", can be used in the 把-sentence.
  • 19. Direction complement| 过来/过去
    过去 or 过来 can be placed after the verb as the direction complement.
  • 20. 把-+ Frequency
    In the 把-sentence, the verb can be followed by frequency.
  • 21. Modal verb + 把-structure
    The modal verbs cannot be put after 把. The modal verbs must precede 把.
  • 22. The time phrase + 把-structure
    In a 把-sentence, the time phrase normally precede 把.