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ba construction

noun

Etymology

From Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction.

derived from cōnstructiō
derived from construction
inherited from construccioun
compounded as ba construction — “把 + construction”

Definitions

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

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