切 in Context

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Usage 1 - " to cut (qiē)": 

Sentence:

用刀子把西瓜切开，分成四份。

English:

Use a knife to cut open the watermelon and divide it into four pieces.

Top-Down Words:

把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)
西瓜 xīguā - watermelon
成 chéng - verb complement indicating the completion, success or transformation 

Sentence:

切开肉。

English:

Cut the meat.

*Sentence:

用刀子把苹果切开。

English:

Use a knife to cut open the apple. 

Top-Down Words:

 把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)
苹果 píngguǒ - apple

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Ric Santos

#2 Sentence: 切开肉。Can we now use the 把 like 把 肉切开 ? just like 把苹果切开 in # 3 sentence?

Mandarin Blueprint

Yes! Nice.

Ric Santos 

Thank you for answers. This system is really better than going to the university !

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lle0yhY52Gk&t=1400s