LEARN + CHINESE / 261 of 300 HSK 7–9
That Noise Woke the Baby 把
The baby is finally asleep when a loud bang comes from the kitchen. The noise makes the baby cry. With this causative 把 pattern, the cause comes first, 把 introduces the person or thing affected, and the verb describes the change it causes.
厨房里的一声巨响把孩子吓哭了。
chúfáng lǐ de yì shēng jùxiǎng bǎ háizi xià kū le.
A loud bang from the kitchen scared the child into crying.
一阵风把桌上的文件吹散了。
yí zhèn fēng bǎ zhuōshàng de wénjiàn chuī sàn le.
A gust of wind scattered the papers on the table.
他讲了个笑话，把大家都逗笑了。
tā jiǎng le ge xiàohua, bǎ dàjiā dōu dòu xiào le.
He told a joke that made everyone laugh.
突然响起的警报把整栋楼的人都叫醒了。
tūrán xiǎngqǐ de jǐngbào bǎ zhěng dòng lóu de rén dōu jiào xǐng le.
The sudden alarm woke everyone in the building.
Hint · 힌트
This 把 sentence starts with the cause and names the person or thing that changes after 把. The verb phrase needs a clear outcome, such as 吓哭, 吹散, 逗笑, or 叫醒.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
chúfáng | kitchen |
yì shēng | a (single) sound |
jùxiǎng | loud bang |
háizi | child |
xià kū | to scare someone into crying |
yí zhèn fēng | a gust of wind |
zhuōshàng | on the table |
wénjiàn | document; papers |
chuī sàn | to blow away; scatter |
jiǎng xiàohua | to tell a joke |
dàjiā | everyone |
dòu xiào | to make someone laugh |
tūrán | suddenly |
xiǎngqǐ | to sound; ring out |
jǐngbào | alarm |
zhěng dòng lóu | the whole building |
jiào xǐng | to wake someone |
bǎ | object marker |
yuányīn | cause; reason |
jiéguǒ | result; outcome |
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