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How to Say ‘I'll take the tea to him.’ in Simplified Chinese

我把茶叶拿给他。

wǒ bǎ chá yè ná gěi tā

[wo bah cháyè ná gěi tā]

💬 Usage Tip: 把 moves the object before the action: I + 把 + tea + take to him. Try 我把书给你 "I'll give the book to you".

Phrase Breakdown

我把茶叶

wǒ bǎ chá yè

I take the tea

把 (bǎ) moves the object (茶叶, cháyè) before the verb. 我 and 把 are both 3rd tone, so 我 is said in 2nd tone.

Example

我把茶叶放桌上了。

I put the tea on the table.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

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.

茶叶

chá yè

[cháyè]

tea leaves

Dried leaves used to make tea; a common gift for elders in China.

Example

这盒茶叶很香。

This box of tea leaves smells great.

拿给他。

ná gěi tā

bring it to him

拿给 (ná gěi) means 'to hand to' or 'to bring to' someone.

Example

把书拿给他。

Bring the book to him.

Words in this phrase

拿给

ná gěi

[ná gěi]

to hand to; to give to

To take something and pass it to someone.

Example

请把书拿给我。

Please hand the book to me.

他

tā

[tā]

he; him

Third-person pronoun for a male.

Example

他是我的朋友。

He is my friend.

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