The object still sits right after 把 bǎ把 bǎ — what’s new here is who or what can be the subject, and how much more can happen after the verb.
1 Structure
(1) Subject (Inanimate) + 把 bǎ把 bǎ + Object + Verb + Other Elements
The subject here isn’t a person doing something on purpose — it’s a thing, sound, or circumstance that ends up affecting the object.
這雙鞋把我的腳磨破了这双鞋把我的脚磨破了
These shoes have chafed my feet raw.
外面的聲音把我吵醒了外面的声音把我吵醒了
The sound outside woke me up.
他的行為把我氣炸了他的行为把我气炸了
His behavior made me so angry.
這場大雨把整條路淹沒了这场大雨把整条路淹沒了
This heavy rain flooded the entire road.
(2) Subject + 把 bǎ把 bǎ + Object (Agent) + Verb + Other Elements
Here the subject is a person doing the action, but “Other Elements” gets more elaborate — either a degree complement with 得 de得 de, describing just how intense the result was, or a V作 zuò作 zuò/當作 dàngzuò当作 dàngzuò construction reframing the object as something else.
他把大伙兒笑得肚子疼他把大伙儿笑得肚子疼
He made the group laugh so hard their stomachs hurt. (Degree complement.)
他把爸爸氣得一夜沒睡他把爸爸气得一夜没睡
His father was so angry with him that he didn’t sleep all night. (Degree complement.)
孩子把媽媽感動得流下眼淚孩子把妈妈感动得流下眼泪
The child moved the mother to tears. (Degree complement.)
我的狗把我當作媽媽了我的狗把我当作妈妈了
My dog sees me as its mom. (V作 zuò作 zuò/當作 dàngzuò当作 dàngzuò — treat as.)
你們把這當作自己家，放輕鬆點你们把这儿当作自己家，放轻松点儿
Treat this place as your own home and just relax.
我一直把我媽媽看作朋友，所以什麼事都會跟她討論我一直把我妈妈看作朋友，所以什么事都会跟她讨论
I always see my mother as a friend, so I discuss everything with her.
別把我想作你的假想敵，我沒要跟你競爭别把我想作你的假想敌，我没要跟你竞争
Don’t take me as your rival. I’m not trying to compete with you.
A Cultural Note
The idea of a “假想敵 jiǎxiǎngdí假想敌 jiǎxiǎngdí” (imaginary enemy) shows up in more than just military strategy, where it’s used to train soldiers to anticipate an opponent’s moves. In everyday life, people sometimes use this phrase to describe someone they’ve cast as a rival — even if that person never intended to compete with them at all.
2 Practice
Translate each English sentence into a 把 bǎ把 bǎ sentence, then tap the card to check your answer.
01The smell of the food woke up the whole house.
食物的香味把全家都吵醒了食物的香味把全家都吵醒了
The smell of the food woke up the whole house.
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02That news scared me to death.
那個消息把我嚇死了那个消息把我吓死了
That news scared me to death.
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03He treats his students like his own children.
他把學生當作自己的孩子他把学生当作自己的孩子
He treats his students like his own children.
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04The typhoon knocked down all the trees on the street.
颱風把街上的樹全吹倒了台风把街上的树全吹倒了
The typhoon knocked down all the trees on the street.
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05She scolded him so badly that he cried.
她把他罵得哭了她把他骂得哭了
She scolded him so badly that he cried.
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06The traffic made me late for the meeting.
塞車把我害得開會遲到了堵车把我害得开会迟到了
The traffic made me late for the meeting.
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07Everyone regards him as the team leader.
大家都把他看作團隊領袖大家都把他看作团队领袖
Everyone regards him as the team leader.
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08The heat wave wilted every plant in the garden.
熱浪把花園裡的植物都曬蔫了热浪把花园里的植物都晒蔫了
The heat wave wilted every plant in the garden.
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09She surprised him so much he dropped his phone.
她把他嚇得把手機摔了她把他吓得把手机摔了
She surprised him so much he dropped his phone.
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10He sees this job as just a stepping stone.
他把這份工作當作跳板他把这份工作当作跳板
He sees this job as just a stepping stone.
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