HSK 3
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把……当做

/ bǎ……dàngzuò /
Strokes
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Formula

1
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 动作 (action) + 变化 (change)
2
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 当做/看做/叫做……
3
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb成/成为 + result

Definition

把 Sentence is a special sentence pattern in Chinese. It means that Nount1 did something to Noun2, which has influenced or changed Noun2:

 

1, Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb (当做/当成), the structure is used to indicate Noun1 regards Noun2 as...

 

2, Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb (成/成为), 

2.1 the structure indicates Noun1 does something to change (培养、建设、锻炼) Noun2 into...

2.2 the structure indicates Noun1 does (看, 写, 画, 听) something to make Noun2 change, which is wrong.

Example

Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 动作 (action) + 变化 (change)
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 动作 (action) + 变化 (change)
1
huāpíng
花瓶
fàngzài
放在
le
zhuōzi
桌子
shàng
  

He put the vase on the table.

2
huāpíng
花瓶
打破
le
  

He broke the vase.

Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 当做/看做/叫做……
Noun1 regards (当做, 看做 or 叫做, etc. ) Noun2 as ...
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + 当做/看做/叫做……
3
men
我们
lǎoshī
老师
dāngzuò
当做
hǎo
péngyou
朋友
  

We regard our teacher as friend. (老师 is taken as 朋友)

4
Nánfāngrén
南方人
hóngshì
西红柿
jiàozuò
叫做
fānqié
番茄
  

Southerners call tomato "fānqié". (西红柿 is known as 番茄)

Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb成/成为 + result
The structure indicates Noun1 does something to change (变化, 培养, 建设 or 锻炼, etc.) Noun2 into......
Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb成/成为 + result
5
巫婆
wáng
王子
biànchéng
变成
qīng
青蛙
  

The witch changed the prince into a frog. (青娃 is the goal after the transformation.)

6
ba
爸爸
fáng
卧房
gǎi
chéng
shūfáng
书房
le
  

Dad changed bedroom to study room. (书房 is the goal after the transformation.)

Noun1 + 把 + Noun2 + Verb成/成为 + result
This structure indicates Noun does (看, 写, 画 or 听, etc.), something to make Noun2 change, which is wrong.
7
Nǎinai
奶奶
3
3
kànchéng
看成
le
8
8
  

Grandma saw 3 as 8. (She saw a wrong number.)

8
Xiǎomíng
晓明
lóng
huà
chéng
le
shé
  

Xiaoming drew a dragon as a snake. (He drew a wrong picture.)

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with proper verbs:

 

1. 你在后面总跟着我,我把你( )小偷了。

2. 他把帮助别人( )一种快乐。

3. 从小,爸爸就想把我( )运动员。

4. 努力把国家( )一个和平,美好的国家。

5. 那天在街上,我认错人了,我把一个女孩儿( )你了。

6. 中国人这种饮料( )茶。

7. 我把“妈”( )了“马”。