把 + Object + Verb + Location
Use this specialist 把 pattern when an action leaves an object at a specific place. The location phrase states where the object ends up: 把书放在桌子上 (put the book on the table).
Structure
[SUBJECT] 把 [OBJECT] [VERB] 在/到 [LOCATION]
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How to Think About It
Move the object first in the sentence, then name its final address.
Examples
我把书放在桌子上。
Wǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
I put the book on the table.
他把衣服放进箱子里。
Tā bǎ yīfu fàng jìn xiāngzi lǐ.
He put the clothes into the suitcase.
请把照片存在电脑里。
Qǐng bǎ zhàopiàn cún zài diànnǎo lǐ.
Please save the photo on the computer.
她把钥匙放到包里了。
Tā bǎ yàoshi fàng dào bāo lǐ le.
She put the keys in the bag.
我们把椅子搬到外面。
Wǒmen bǎ yǐzi bān dào wàimian.
We moved the chairs outside.
Common Mistake
The location is the result of the handling action.
我把书放。
我把书放在桌子上。
Don't Confuse With
把 + Object + Direction Complement
Describes movement direction; this pattern names the final location.
Practice
我把书放___桌子上。
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Arrange: 放在 / 把 / 他 / 箱子里 / 衣服
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他把衣服放在箱子里。
Translate: Put the keys in the bag.
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把钥匙放在包里。
Complete with a destination: 她把照片存___电脑里。
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在
Write where you put one object using 把.
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我把手机放在桌子上。
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 20 Fluentide episodes. Press play to hear the sentence:
她把这些衣服一件一件地穿在身上。
She put these clothes on her body one by one.
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小红把一个珠子放进一个洞。
Xiao Hong puts one bead into one hole.
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人把油放在船上。
People put the oil on ships.
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小明把照片放在电脑里。
Xiao Ming puts the photo into the computer.
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Related Grammar Patterns
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