HSK 3

Lesson 10 · 你明天再把书还给我

What you'll learn

Discuss study materials with `把` sentences for placement and transfer, plus `在...上/中/下` for scope.

About 36 min
A cute cartoon study table with classmates organizing blank notes and books before returning them.
1

Listen and Read

Talk about notes, a borrowed book, and asking for help.

小雨
这几个句子我没看明白,你能讲一遍吗?
Zhè jǐ gè jù zi wǒ méi kàn míng bái, nǐ néng jiǎng yí biàn ma?
I did not understand these sentences. Can you explain them once?
小林
可以。你先把书放在桌子上。
Kě yǐ. Nǐ xiān bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
Sure. First put the book on the desk.
小雨
我还想把笔记借给小周看。
Wǒ hái xiǎng bǎ bǐ jì jiè gěi xiǎo zhōu kàn.
I also want to lend my notes to Xiao Zhou to read.
小林
没问题,不过后天请把笔记还给我。
Méi wèn tí, bú guò hòu tiān qǐng bǎ bǐ jì hái gěi wǒ.
No problem, but please return the notes to me the day after tomorrow.
小雨
好。在学习方法上,你真的帮了我很多。
Hǎo. Zài xué xí fāng fǎ shàng, nǐ zhēn de bāng le wǒ hěn duō.
Okay. In terms of study methods, you really helped me a lot.
2

Core Words

Practice the words that carry this lesson's dialogue, patterns, and final question.

笔记
bǐ jì
notes
方法
fāng fǎ
method
hái
to return
jiǎng
to explain; to speak
明白
míng bái
to understand; clear
句子
jù zi
sentence
3

Pattern: `把` for Placement

把 + object + verb + 在/到 + place

Use this `把` sentence when an action moves a definite object to a place.

请把书放在桌子上。
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
Please put the book on the desk.
我把笔记放到书包里了。
Wǒ bǎ bǐ jì fàng dào shū bāo lǐ le.
I put the notes into my bag.
4

Pattern: `在...上/中/下`

在 + area/scope + 上/中/下

This pattern can mark the scope or area being discussed, not only physical position.

在学习方法上,他帮了我很多。
Zài xué xí fāng fǎ shàng, tā bāng le wǒ hěn duō.
In terms of study methods, he helped me a lot.
在这次活动中,我们学到了很多。
Zài zhè cì huó dòng zhōng, wǒ men xué dào le hěn duō.
During this activity, we learned a lot.
5

Pattern: `把` for Transfer

把 + object + verb + 给 + person

Use this `把` pattern when an object is transferred to another person.

请你把那本书还给老师。
Qǐng nǐ bǎ nà běn shū hái gěi lǎo shī.
Please return that book to the teacher.
我把笔记借给同学。
Wǒ bǎ bǐ jì jiè gěi tóng xué.
I lend the notes to a classmate.
6

Learning Note

`把` needs a definite object.

Use `把` when both speakers know the object. `把一本书还给我` is less natural than `把那本书还给我` when the exact book is known.

7

Practice

Choose the `把` transfer sentence.

You want someone to return that book to the teacher tomorrow.

Which sentence uses `把 + object + 还给 + person`?

8

Practice

Choose the scope sentence.

You want to say there is no problem with the method.

Which sentence uses `在...上` for scope?