把 bǎ

“to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar”

preposition, verb, numeralHSK 3 · 2021 list level 3

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

把 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 506: 把 bǎ — Level 3; official annotation 3 (量、介). PDF page 92

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用法How to use 把

把 is the preposition used in the "disposal" pattern: the speaker puts the thing being acted on right after 把, before the verb, to say what was done to it. The pattern is 主语 + 把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 其他 (result, direction, or 了), and it is extremely common in everyday instructions and reports. The verb after 把 almost never stands alone — it needs a complement, particle or extra element.

例句Example sentences

请把门关上。qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng.Please close the door.
我把作业做完了。wǒ bǎ zuò yè zuò wán le.I finished my homework.
他把水果放在桌子上了。tā bǎ shuǐ guǒ fàng zài zhuō zi shàng le.He put the fruit on the table.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗请把门关。

✓请把门关上。

A 把-sentence needs a result, complement or 了 after the verb; a bare verb leaves the sentence unfinished.
✗我把他喜欢。

✓我喜欢他。

把 cannot be used with feeling or state verbs like 喜欢, 是, 有; it needs an action verb that changes or moves the object.

深度指南Grammar & comparison guides

把The 把 (bǎ) sentence explainedHSK 3–4

义项All meanings

bǎ: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})
bà: handle