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How to Say ‘To take; to put; to use to mark an object’ in Simplified Chinese

[bah]

💬 Usage Tip: [把] often brings the thing affected by the action in front of the verb: [把简历发给你] is literally "take the resume and send it to you." You'll see the same pattern in [把资料给我] "give me the materials."

Phrase Breakdown

[bah]

to take; marker for handling an object

A grammar marker that brings the object before the verb to show what is being done with it.

Example

我今天把资料发给你。

I’ll send the materials to you today.

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