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把

bǎ · ba/bà · ba

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Meaning

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bǎ 把

  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb})

bà 把

  1. handle
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Where is my cup?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)杯子(bēizi)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did you put my cup?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)了(le)。

    I put it on the table.

  3. Liangliang

    桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)。

    It is not on the table.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)厨房(chúfáng)了(le)吧(ba)。

    Then maybe I put it in the kitchen.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)冰箱(bīngxiāng)也(yě)看看(kànkan)。

    Check the fridge too.

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)这儿(zhèr)！我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放进(fàngjìn)冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    Here it is! I put it in the fridge.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)介(jiè)绍(shào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)。

He introduced his daughter to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)把(bǎ)被(bèi)单(dān)连(lián)同(tóng)床(chuáng)单(dān)一(yì)起(qǐ)拿(ná)去(qù)洗(xǐ)了(le)。

Mom took the blanket along with the bedsheet to wash.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jjbraam · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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