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Intermediate Grammar Clinic HSK 3-4 Required 10 words

把 and 被 Control

Practice object-fronting and passive impact with real result phrases.

Goal

Learners can use 把 and 被 only when the object and result need focus.

Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.

Focus

grammar clinic pattern practice support vocabulary

Useful examples

请把文件发给我。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fā gěi wǒ.

Please send the document to me.

计划被突然改变了。

Jìhuà bèi tūrán gǎibiàn le.

The plan was suddenly changed.

被 vs 把

Learn when to use 被 and 把 with clear examples and a cloze drill.

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Practice sentences

请把问题说清楚。

Please explain the problem clearly.

This word focuses the definite problem and its result.

我的手机被他拿走了。

My phone was taken away by him.

This word marks passive impact.

我把杯子放在这里。

I put the cup here.

把 often needs a result after the verb.

我们把问题解决了。

We solved the problem.

The result verb makes 把 useful.

Try a few cards from this module

把
bǎ
Meanings
handlebar classifier: handful, bundle, bunch

Module word list

Word Pinyin Meaning Dictionary
把 bǎ handlebar Dictionary
被 bèi quilt Dictionary
放 fàng to put Dictionary
拿走 ná zǒu to take away Dictionary
打开 dǎ kāi to open Dictionary
解决 jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) Dictionary
问题 wèn tí question Dictionary
文件 wén jiàn document Dictionary
计划 jì huà plan Dictionary
改变 gǎi biàn to change Dictionary