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Mandarin · 4 October 2026 · The Ba Construction

把门关上把門關上

bǎ mén guānshàngPinyin

to close the door / to shut the door

verb phrase using the ba construction

A standard disposal construction where the particle '把' brings the object '門' ahead of the resultative verb compound '關上' to emphasize executing the physical act of securing or shutting it.

In a sentence

客厅开著冷气呢,你进来的时候顺手把门关上,省得冷气全都漏到走廊去了。

Kètīng kāi zhe lěngqì ne, nǐ jìnlái de shíhòu shùnshǒu bǎ mén guānshàng, shěngde lěngqì quándōu lòu dào zǒuláng qù le.

The air conditioning is on in the living room; close the door behind you when you come in so the cold air doesn't all leak out into the hallway.

The Mandarin word 把门关上, illustrated
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