As a coverb, 把 has no equivalent in English. It is simply a means by which the direct object is displaced to a position before the verb. 把 construction is a 'disposal form ' (Wang Li 1947: 160ff.) It states “how a person is handled, manipulated or dealt with; how something is disposed of; or how an affair is concluded” (translation by Charles N. Li 1974: 200-201). A sentence with the 把 construction follows the basic pattern below.