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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

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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