把 + Object + Verb + Direction Complement
Use this specialist 把 pattern when an object moves in a direction relative to the speaker or another reference point. Complements such as 来, 去, 上来, 下去, 进来, and 出去 make the path explicit.
Structure
[SUBJECT] 把 [OBJECT] [VERB] [DIRECTION COMPLEMENT]
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How to Think About It
The 把 construction puts the object on screen; the direction complement draws its movement path.
Examples
请把书拿过来。
Qǐng bǎ shū ná guòlái.
Please bring the book over here.
他把箱子搬上去了。
Tā bǎ xiāngzi bān shàngqu le.
He carried the box upstairs.
把衣服脱下来。
Bǎ yīfu tuō xiàlái.
Take the clothes off.
请把垃圾拿出去。
Qǐng bǎ lājī ná chūqu.
Please take the trash out.
人们把油拿出来。
Rénmen bǎ yóu ná chūlái.
People take the oil out.
Common Mistake
Direction complements describe movement, not merely a completed result.
把衣服下来。
把衣服拿下来。
Don't Confuse With
把 + Object + Result Complement
Describes the state reached rather than the movement path.
Practice
请把书拿___。（toward the speaker）
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过来
Arrange: 把 / 搬上去 / 箱子 / 他
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他把箱子搬上去。
Translate: Take the trash outside.
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把垃圾拿出去。
The speaker is downstairs: 把箱子搬上来 / 上去?
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上来
Write a 把 sentence using 出来 or 进去.
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请把自行车推进去。
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 10 Fluentide episodes. Press play to hear the sentence:
“把衣服拿下来。
"Take the clothes down."
Doubao AI Gives Fashion Advice to Chinese Youth
人把油拿出来。
People take the oil out.
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两边都要把这笔生意撤回来。
Both sides have to withdraw the deal.
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Related Grammar Patterns
Acquire by listening
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