把 bǎ in a sentence
To hold ([mw for objects Held] - [preposition])
把 (bǎ) means To hold ([mw for objects Held] - [preposition]). Below are 24 of the 38 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请 把 书放在桌子上。
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
Please put the book on the desk.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 放
请 把 蛋糕分成四块。
Qǐng bǎ dàngāo fēnchéng sì kuài.
Please divide the cake into four pieces.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 分
老师 把 关考试内容。
Lǎoshī bǎguān kǎoshì nèiróng.
The teacher checks the exam content.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 把关
From the graded readers
我 把 事情跟他说了一遍。
wǒ bǎ shìqing gēn tā shuōle yī biàn.
I explained the situation to him.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
我 把 箱子打开一看，愣住了。
wǒ bǎ xiāngzi dǎkāi yī kàn / kān, lèng zhùle.
I opened the box and stopped short.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
我 把 可能被问到的问题都写了下来。
wǒ bǎ kěnéng bèi wèn dào de / dì wèntí dōu xiěle xialai.
I'd written down every question I might be asked.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我 把 家里找了一遍，什么也没找到。
wǒ bǎ jiālǐ zhǎo le / liǎo / liào yī biàn, shénme yě méi zhǎodào.
I searched the whole flat and found nothing.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
她 把 手机交给了图书馆的工作人员。
tā bǎshǒu jī jiāogěi le / liǎo / liào túshūguǎn de / dì gōngzuò rényuán.
She'd handed it in to the library staff.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
那天晚上，她一直 把 照片放在手边。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang, tā yìzhí bǎ zhàopiàn fàng zài shǒu biān.
That evening she kept the photograph beside her.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
From the travel phrasebook
请 把 包放上去。
Qǐng bǎ bāo fàng shàngqù.
Put your bag on the belt.
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
我 把 资料发给您。
Wǒ bǎ zīliào fā gěi nín.
I'm sending you the materials.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
请 把 单证扫描给我。
Qǐng bǎ dānzhèng sǎomiáo gěi wǒ.
Please scan the paperwork to me.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
请 把 报价发到我的邮箱。
Qǐng bǎ bàojià fā dào wǒ de yóuxiāng.
Please email me the quotation.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
From the grammar library
请 把 那本书给我。
Qǐng bǎ nà běn shū gěi wǒ.
Please pass me that book.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · 把 sentences
他 把 书放在桌子上。
Tā bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shang.
He put the book on the table.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · 把 sentences
孩子 把 蛋糕吃光了。
Háizi bǎ dàngāo chīguāng le.
The kids finished off the cake.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · 把 sentences
把 appears in 38 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 把
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 把
How is 把 used in a sentence?
This page shows 38 sentences using 把 (bǎ, "To hold ([mw for objects Held] - [preposition])"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 把 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 把 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 把 an HSK word?
Yes — 把 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 把?
The dictionary page for 把 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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