Resultative Complements with 把 bǎ

Grammar Point:
把 is used when the speaker wants to:

• highlight what happens to an object
• show that the object is changed, finished, moved, or affected

So with 把, the sentence focuses on the result, not just the action.

If you’re not familiar with the basic foundation of 把 structure, I suggest reading the following articles first.

• 把 bǎ Part 1 (HSK 3)

• 把 bǎ Part 2 (HSK 4)

• 把 bǎ Part 3 (HSK 5)

Structure

Things + 把 bǎ + O + Verb + Something

她tā把bǎ杯子bēizi打dǎ破pò了le她tā把bǎ杯子bēizi打dǎ破pò了le
She broke the cup.

你nǐ別bié把bǎ他tā的de東西dōngxī弄nòng壞huài了le你nǐ别bié把bǎ他tā的de东西dōngxi弄nòng坏huài了le
Don’t damage his things.

誰shéi把bǎ房子fángzi打掃dǎsǎo乾淨gānjìng了le？ 谁shéi把bǎ房子fángzi打扫dǎsǎo干净gānjìng了le？
Don’t damage his things.

這zhè雙shuāng鞋xié把bǎ我的wǒde腳jiǎo磨mó破pò了le这zhè双shuāng鞋xié把bǎ我的wǒde脚jiǎo磨mó破pò了le
These shoes have pinched my feet.

外面wàimiàn的de聲音shēngyīn把bǎ我wǒ吵chǎo醒xǐng了le外面wàimiàn的de声音shēngyīn把bǎ我wǒ吵chǎo醒xǐng了le
The sound outside woke me up.

他的tāde行為xíngwéi把bǎ我wǒ氣qì炸zhà了le他的tāde行为xíngwéi把bǎ我wǒ气qì炸zhà了le
His behavior made me so angry.

S + 把 bǎ + O + Verb + 得 de + Degree

This 得 de is called a “degree complement” (程度補語补语 chéngdù bǔyǔ). It describes the degree or intensity of the verb or adjective.

你nǐ怎麼zěnme把bǎ牛肉麵niúròumiàn做zuò得de這麼zhème難吃nánchī？你nǐ怎么zěnme把bǎ牛肉面niúròumiàn做zuò得de这么zhème难吃nánchī？
How did you make the beef noodle soup taste so bad?

你nǐ不bù應該yīnggāi把bǎ狗gǒu養yǎng得de太tài胖pàng你nǐ不bù应该yīnggāi把bǎ狗gǒu养yǎng得de太tài胖pàng
You shouldn’t let the dog get so fat.

我wǒ要yào把bǎ中文zhōngwén教jiào得de更gèng簡單jiǎndān我wǒ要yào把bǎ中文zhōngwén教jiào得de更gèng简单jiǎndān
I want to make Chinese easier to learn.

他tā把bǎ大伙兒dàhuǒr笑xiào得de肚子dùzi疼téng他tā把bǎ大伙儿dàhuǒr笑xiào得de肚子dùzi疼téng
He made the group laugh so hard that their stomachs hurt.

他tā把bǎ爸爸bàba氣qì得de一夜yìyè沒méi睡shuì他tā把bǎ爸爸bàba气qì得de一夜yìyè没méi睡shuì
His father was so angry with him that he did not sleep all night.

孩子háizi把bǎ媽媽māma感動gǎndòng得de流liú下xià眼淚yǎnlèi孩子háizi把bǎ妈妈māma感动gǎndòng得de流liú下xià眼泪yǎnlèi
The child moved the mother to tears.