"ba construction" meaning in English

See ba construction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|把|construction|lang1=cmn|tr1=bǎ}} Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=ba construction}} ba construction
  1. A grammatical construction in Mandarin Chinese, SUBJ-把-OBJ-VERB, or any analogous constructions in other Chinese lects. Wikipedia link: en:ba construction Categories (topical): Chinese, Grammar Synonyms: disposal construction, executive construction, pre-transitive construction, causative construction, ba-construction
    Sense id: en-ba_construction-en-noun-pyGdyWMV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms containing italics

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