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Handling an object with 把 — Chinese grammar (HSK 3)

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Result

把 (bǎ) pulls the object in front of the verb so you can say what was done to it and with what result: 请把门关上 is literally "please take the door, close up". The verb must be followed by something (a result like 完, 上, 走, or 了), never left bare. Use 把 when the object is specific and something happens to it.

Examples

请把门关上。
Qǐng bǎ mén guān shang.
Please close the door.
我把作业做完了。
Wǒ bǎ zuòyè zuò wán le.
I finished my homework.
他把我的书借走了。
Tā bǎ wǒ de shū jiè zǒu le.
He borrowed my book and took it away.
Tip: A bare verb after 把 is wrong; 请把门关 needs 上 or 了 to be complete.