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How to Say ‘Carry the drinks over’ in Simplified Chinese

把酒端过去

bǎ jiǔ duān guò qù

[bah jiu duān guòqù]

💬 Usage Tip: 把 moves the object in front of the verb when you're doing something to it. 端 (duān) means carrying something steadily with your hands, like a drink or a bowl, and 过去 "over there" shows the direction.

Phrase Breakdown

把酒

bǎ jiǔ

the drinks (as object)

把 moves the object, 酒, before the verb. Two 3rd tones together, so 把 sounds like bá: bá jiǔ.

Example

把酒给我。

Give me the drink.

Words in this phrase

把

bǎ

[bah]

object marker

Introduces the object before the action in a sentence pattern common in spoken Mandarin.

Example

我今天晚一点把简历发给你。

I’ll send you my resume a bit later today.

酒

jiǔ

[jiu]

alcohol

A distilled drink or fermented beverage that contains alcohol.

Example

这酒很贵。

This alcohol is very expensive.

端过去

duān guò qù

[duān guòqù]

to carry over (with hands)

To carry something level, like a drink or plate, over to another place.

Example

他把菜端过去了。

He carried the dish over.

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