used before noun. or a phrase with the meaning of a noun) introduces an addition with the meaning of the object on which the action is performed (prep.)
HSK 3
Traditional
把 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
八 bā - eight (num.) | HSK 1
吧 ba - [makes a suggestion, eg. "Let's …"] (aux.) | HSK 2
扒 bā - dig up; pull down; rake (v.) | HSK 6
疤 bā - scar (n.) | HSK 6
拨 bá - to pull up (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
请把书给我。 Qǐng bǎ shū gěi wǒ. - Please give me the book.
把这件事告诉他。 Bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosù tā. - Tell him about this.
请把门关上。 Qǐng bǎ mén guānshàng. - Please close the door.
把椅子搬过去。 Bǎ yǐzi bān guòqù. - Move the chair over there.
请把这些文件放在桌子上。 Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng. - Please put these documents on the table.
Phrases
把握 bǎ wò - to grasp; to hold; seize (v./n.) | HSK 5
把关 bǎ guān - guard a pass/checkpoint (v.) | HSK 6
把手 bǎ shǒu - handle; holder; hand; knob (n.) | HSK 6