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ba construction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A grammatical construction in Mandarin Chinese, SUBJ-把-OBJ-VERB, or any analogous constructions in other Chinese lects.

Word forms

ba construction ba-construction

Etymology

From Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction.

Synonyms

disposal construction executive construction pre-transitive construction causative construction

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