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ba construction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
ba -con-struc-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction.

Inflected Forms

ba-construction (alternative)

Synonyms

disposal construction executive construction pre-transitive construction causative construction

Questions

What does ba construction mean?
A grammatical construction in Mandarin Chinese, SUBJ-把-OBJ-VERB, or any analogous constructions in other Chinese lects.
Where does ba construction come from?
From Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction.

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