Usages of

  shū fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmianwǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian.
I put the book on the table.
  手机shǒujī fàng zài jiā 里面lǐmiàntā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
She put the phone inside the house.
 可以kěyǐ  mén guān le manǐ kěyǐ bǎ mén guān le ma?
Can you close the door?
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
  电脑diànnǎo fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian lewǒ bǎ diànnǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
I put the computer on the table.
   de shū  lái le matā bǎ nǐ de shū ná lái le ma?
Did she bring your book here?
如果rúguǒ   dēng guān le,  jiù  kàn shūrúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
 néng   běn shū  lái manǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái ma?
Can you bring that book here?
  mén guān le,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ bǎ mén guān le, nǐ zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I closed the door; wait for me outside.
 děi  工作gōngzuò zuò wánWǒ děi bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán.
I have to finish the work.
 可以kěyǐ  zhè  翻译fānyì chéng 英文yīngwén,  帮忙bāngmáng mawǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?
I can translate this into English; can you help me?
qǐng   mén 关上guānshàng baqǐng nǐ bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Please close the door.
   de 电脑diànnǎo 借走jièzǒu letā bǎ wǒ de diànnǎo jièzǒu le.
He borrowed my computer and took it away.
即使Jíshǐ 今天jīntiān 这么zhème lèi,   yào  作业zuòyè 做完zuòwánJíshǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, tā yě yào bǎ zuòyè zuòwán.
Even if she is this tired today, she still has to finish her homework.
我们Wǒmen 必须bìxū  今天jīntiān de 练习liànxí zuò de hěn 清楚qīngchu, 明天míngtiān 复习fùxí de 时候shíhou cái gèng 简单jiǎndānWǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
 可以kěyǐ   de 手机号shǒujīhào xiě gěi  manǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?
Could you write your phone number down for me?
明天míngtiān  xiǎng   介绍jièshào gěi  de 同事tóngshì 认识rènshimíngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
men yóu 回来huílái 以后yǐhòu, 总是zǒngshì  照片zhàopiàn  gěi 朋友péngyouwǒmen lǚyóu huílái yǐhòu, zǒngshì bǎ zhàopiàn fā gěi péngyou.
After we come back from traveling, we always send the photos to our friends.
  明天míngtiān de 火车huǒchē piào 买好mǎihǎo le manǐ bǎ míngtiān de huǒchē piào mǎihǎo le ma?
Have you already bought the train ticket for tomorrow?
妈妈māma 以为yǐwéi 自己zìjǐ  钱包qiánbāo diū le, 后来hòulái zài 桌子zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào lemāma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
 de 室友shìyǒu 有时候yǒushíhou huì  护照hùzhào fàng zài shū li, 所以suǒyǐ 总是zǒngshì zhǎo  dàowǒ de shìyǒu yǒushíhou huì bǎ hùzhào fàng zài shū li, suǒyǐ zǒngshì zhǎo bú dào.
Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì  méi yǒu 别人biérén,    rén 安静ānjìng de  作业zuòyè dōu 做完zuòwán lejīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
yǒu rén bāng   钱包qiánbāo jiǎn 回来huílái leyǒu rén bāng wǒ bǎ qiánbāo jiǎn huílái le.
Someone helped me pick up my wallet and bring it back.
如果Rúguǒ   表格biǎogé tián cuò le, 申请shēnqǐng 可 kěnéng huì 失败shībàiRúguǒ tā bǎ biǎogé tián cuò le, shēnqǐng kěnéng huì shībài.
If she fills in the forms incorrectly, the application might fail.
 担心dānxīn 自己zìjǐ huì  表格biǎogé 填错tiáncuòwǒ dānxīn zìjǐ huì bǎ biǎogé tiáncuò.
I’m worried I might fill out the form incorrectly.
既然Jìrán  xiǎng 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, jiù  网上wǎngshàng 课程kèchéng 上完shàngwánJìrán nǐ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, jiù bǎ wǎngshàng kèchéng shàngwán.
Since you want to improve your Chinese level, then finish taking the online courses.
 总是zǒngshì   回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī   néng 回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī fàng zài 不同bùtóng de 垃圾桶lājītǒng tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.
教室jiàoshì  de 垃圾桶lājītǒng mǎn le,  顺便shùnbiàn  垃圾lājī  dào 楼下lóuxiàjiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu qǐng  电脑diànnǎo 关掉guāndiàoxiàbān yǐhòu qǐng bǎ diànnǎo guāndiào.
After work, please turn off the computer.
 忘记wàngjì  yào dài dào 公司gōngsī, 只好zhǐhǎo qǐng 同事tóngshì  yào cóng 宿舍sùshè  láitā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
 忘记wàngjì  医生yīshēng xiě de 处方chǔfāng dài dào 药店yàodiàn lewǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.
 kuài  mén 关上guānshàng banǐ kuài bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Close the door quickly.
老师Lǎoshī  今天jīntiān de 文件wénjiàn 上传shàngchuán dào 网站wǎngzhàn le,  回家huíjiā 以后yǐhòu zài 下载xiàzǎiLǎoshī bǎ jīntiān de wénjiàn shàngchuán dào wǎngzhàn le, wǒ huíjiā yǐhòu zài xiàzǎi.
The teacher uploaded today’s file to the website, and I’ll download it after I get home.
  xīn de 地址dìzhǐ  gěi  le, qǐng  以后yǐhòu  快递kuàidì  dào  公司gōngsīWǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.
I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.
 下载xiàzǎi le 以后yǐhòu, bié 忘记wàngjì  文件wénjiàn 保存bǎocún hǎoNǐ xiàzǎi le yǐhòu, bié wàngjì bǎ wénjiàn bǎocún hǎo.
After you download it, don’t forget to save the file properly.
 zài 邮局yóujú 门口ménkǒu děng le hěn jiǔ, 终于zhōngyú  包裹bāoguǒ 寄出去jìchūqù leTā zài yóujú ménkǒu děng le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù le.
She waited at the entrance of the post office for a long time and finally mailed the package out.
 xiǎng  这个zhège 包裹bāoguǒ  dào  老家lǎojiāwǒ xiǎng bǎ zhège bāoguǒ jì dào wǒ lǎojiā.
I want to mail this package to my hometown.
写完xiěwán 报告bàogào 以后yǐhòu, 记得jìde xiān  文件wénjiàn 保存好bǎocúnhǎo, zài 上传shàngchuán dào 网站wǎngzhànxiěwán bàogào yǐhòu, jìde xiān bǎ wénjiàn bǎocúnhǎo, zài shàngchuán dào wǎngzhàn.
After you finish writing the report, remember to save the file properly first, and then upload it to the website.
 xiān  邮局yóujú  包裹bāoguǒ 寄出去jìchūqù, zài huí 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuòwǒ xiān qù yóujú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù, zài huí gōngsī gōngzuò.
I’ll go to the post office to mail out the package first, then go back to the company to work.
今天jīntiān 上课shàngkè de 时候shíhou, qǐng  课本kèběn fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi shàng, xiān kàn 黑板hēibǎn, zài zuò 笔记bǐjìjīntiān shàngkè de shíhou, qǐng bǎ kèběn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng, xiān kàn hēibǎn, zài zuò bǐjì.
During class today, please put the textbook on the desk, look at the blackboard first, and then take notes.
老师lǎoshī ràng 我们wǒmen  报告bàogào 打印dǎyìn 出来chūlái, zài 复印fùyìn liǎng fèn gěi 同学tóngxuélǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, zài fùyìn liǎng fèn gěi tóngxué.
The teacher asked us to print out the report and then make two photocopies for our classmates.
 忘记wàngjì  课本kèběn dài dào 教室jiàoshì le, 只好zhǐhǎo huí 宿舍sùshè  wǒ wàngjì bǎ kèběn dài dào jiàoshì le, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè qù ná.
I forgot to bring the textbook to the classroom, so I had no choice but to go back to the dorm to get it.
qǐng   zhè piān 文章wénzhāng 打印出来dǎyìnchūlái,  xiǎng 认真rènzhēn kàn  xiàqǐng nǐ bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng dǎyìnchūlái, wǒ xiǎng rènzhēn kàn yí xià.
Please print out this article; I want to read it carefully for a moment.
  耳机ěrjī fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian le, 可是kěshì 现在xiànzài zhǎo  dào lewǒ bǎ ěrjī fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le, kěshì xiànzài zhǎo bú dào le.
I put the earphones on the table, but now I can’t find them.
 xiān  报告bàogào 打印dǎyìn 出来chūlái, zài  会议室huìyìshìwǒ xiān bǎ bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, zài qù huìyìshì.
I’ll print out the report first, then go to the meeting room.
qǐng   这些zhèxiē 资料zīliào 打印出来dǎyìnchūlái, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè de 时候shíhou yào yòngqǐng nǐ bǎ zhèxiē zīliào dǎyìnchūlái, xiàwǔ shàngkè de shíhou yào yòng.
Please print out these materials; we’ll need them in class this afternoon.
 刚才gāngcái   de 名字míngzi 写错xiěcuò le, hěn 抱歉bàoqiànwǒ gāngcái bǎ nǐ de míngzi xiěcuò le, hěn bàoqiàn.
I wrote your name wrong just now; I’m very sorry.
 进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu 记得jìde  钥匙yàoshi fàng zài bāo , bié yòu 找不到zhǎobudàonǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.
After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.
  shū  资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 整齐zhěngqí 以后yǐhòu, zhǎo 东西dōngxi huì 方便fāngbiàn 很多hěnduōnǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
早上zǎoshang 太阳tàiyáng hěn ,   沙发shāfā 旁边pángbiān de 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng lezǎoshang tàiyáng hěn dà, wǒ bǎ shāfā pángbiān de chuānglián lāshàng le.
The sun was very strong this morning, so I drew the curtains next to the sofa.
 喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 阳台yángtái shàng 看书kànshū, 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng de 时候shíhou huì  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàngtā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
要不是yàobúshì 合同hétong xiě de hěn 清楚qīngchu,  hái zhēn  放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng  押金yājīn gěi yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bù fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
这个zhège 房间fángjiān de 插座chāzuò tài shǎo,  不知道bùzhīdào gāi  电脑diànnǎo chā zài 哪儿nǎrzhège fángjiān de chāzuò tài shǎo, wǒ bùzhīdào gāi bǎ diànnǎo chā zài nǎr.
This room has too few outlets; I don’t know where to plug in the computer.
  手机shǒujī 充电器chōngdiànqì chā zài 插座chāzuò shàng 以后yǐhòu, 手机shǒujī 很快hěnkuài jiù néng 开机kāijī letā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.
After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.
xiān  资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě 报告bàogào, 这样zhèyàng gèng 轻松qīngsōngxiān bǎ zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě bàogào, zhèyàng gèng qīngsōng.
Put the materials in order first, then write the report; that way it’s easier.
qǐng  进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu  mén 关上guānshàng baqǐng nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Please close the door after you come in.
  资料zīliào fàng zài 宿舍sùshè le, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè de 时候shíhou yào yòngwǒ bǎ zīliào fàng zài sùshè le, xiàwǔ shàngkè de shíhou yào yòng.
I left the materials in the dorm, and I need them for class this afternoon.
 xiān  桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian de 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài 开始kāishǐ xiě 报告bàogàowǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi shàngmian de zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài kāishǐ xiě bàogào.
I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.
睡觉shuìjiào qián bié 忘记wàngjì  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàngshuìjiào qián bié wàngjì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
Don’t forget to draw the curtains before going to sleep.
晚上wǎnshang kàn 电影diànyǐng de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen xiān  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng, zài  dēng guān lewǎnshang kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, wǒmen xiān bǎ chuānglián lāshàng, zài bǎ dēng guān le.
When we watch a movie at night, we first draw the curtains, then turn off the light.
  眼镜yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, 所以suǒyǐ 现在xiànzài 看不清楚kànbùqīngchuwǒ bǎ yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, suǒyǐ xiànzài kànbùqīngchu.
I left my glasses at home, so I can’t see clearly now.
  闹钟nàozhōng fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian lewǒ bǎ nàozhōng fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
I put the alarm clock on the table.
 xiān  房间fángjiān 整理好zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng 朋友péngyou 进来jìnlái banǐ xiān bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng péngyou jìnlái ba.
First tidy up the room, then invite your friend in.
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