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HSK 3 Chinese Grammar Lesson

Doing something to a thing with 把

把字句

Bǎ zì jù

10:00 min video · 18 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 今天是妈妈的生日，小明想做一顿饭。Jīntiān shì māma de shēngrì, Xiǎo Míng xiǎng zuò yí dùn fàn.Today is Mom's birthday, and Xiao Ming wants to cook a meal.
  2. 他把鸡蛋拿出来，放在桌子上。Tā bǎ jīdàn ná chūlái, fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.He took the eggs out and put them on the table.
  3. 爸爸把买好的菜拿进了厨房。Bàba bǎ mǎi hǎo de cài ná jìn le chúfáng.Dad carried the groceries he bought into the kitchen.
  4. 小明把菜洗干净了。Xiǎo Míng bǎ cài xǐ gānjìng le.Xiao Ming washed the vegetables clean.
  5. 爸爸把鸡蛋做成了一个热菜。Bàba bǎ jīdàn zuò chéng le yí gè rè cài.Dad made the eggs into a hot dish.
  6. 小明又把碗放在桌子中间。Xiǎo Míng yòu bǎ wǎn fàng zài zhuōzi zhōngjiān.Xiao Ming then put the bowls in the middle of the table.
  7. 小明想把蛋糕拿到楼下去。Xiǎo Míng xiǎng bǎ dàngāo nádào lóu xiàqù.Xiao Ming wanted to take the cake downstairs.
  8. 可是他太着急，差点儿把蛋糕掉在地上。Kěshì tā tài zháojí, chàdiǎnr bǎ dàngāo diào zài dìshang.But he was in too much of a hurry and almost dropped the cake on the floor.
  9. 爸爸马上把蛋糕接住了。Bàba mǎshàng bǎ dàngāo jiē zhù le.Dad caught the cake right away.
  10. 蛋糕的一角被压坏了。Dàngāo de yì jiǎo bèi yā huài le.One corner of the cake got squashed.
  11. 爸爸把水果放在上面。Bàba bǎ shuǐguǒ fàng zài shàngmiàn.Dad put fruit on top.
  12. 小明把蛋糕放好，两个人都笑了。Xiǎo Míng bǎ dàngāo fàng hǎo, liǎng gèrén dōu xiào le.Xiao Ming set the cake properly, and both of them laughed.
  13. 六点，妈妈回到了家。Liù diǎn, māma huídào le jiā.At six o'clock, Mom came home.
  14. 她把包放下，看见桌上的菜。Tā bǎ bāo fàngxià, kànjiàn zhuō shàng de cài.She put down her bag and saw the dishes on the table.
  15. 小明大声说：“妈妈，生日快乐！”Xiǎo Míng dàshēng shuō: “Māma, shēngrì kuàilè!”Xiao Ming said loudly, "Mom, happy birthday!"
  16. 妈妈把小明拉到身边。Māma bǎ Xiǎo Míng lā dào shēnbiān.Mom pulled Xiao Ming to her side.
  17. 她把蛋糕上的水果分给大家。Tā bǎ dàngāo shàng de shuǐguǒ fēn gěi dàjiā.She shared the fruit from the cake with everyone.
  18. 小明把这个晚上记在了心里。Xiǎo Míng bǎ zhège wǎnshang jì zài le xīnli.Xiao Ming kept this evening in his heart.

About this lesson

Xiao Ming wants to give his mom a surprise birthday dinner, but the cake causes some trouble. With the help of his dad, everything ends happily.

How to practise

  1. Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic.
  3. At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 1
厨房chúfángkitchenHSK 5
洗干净xǐgānjìngwash clean
蛋糕dàngāocakeHSK 5
接住jiēzhùcatch
水果shuǐguǒfruitHSK 1
分给fēngěishare with

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