在传给玛丽之前，汤姆把纸条折了起来。

Tom folded the paper before handing it to Mary.

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Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 传给 chuángěi
  1. to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to
  2. (in football etc) to pass to
3 玛丽 Mǎlì
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali
4 之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
5 汤姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=6 把 bǎ
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})
=6 把 bà handle
=6 把 pá
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
7 纸条 zhǐtiáo slip of paper
=8 折 shé
  1. to snap
  2. to break (a stick, a bone etc)
  3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
=8 折 zhē
  1. to turn sth over
  2. to turn upside down
  3. to tip sth out (of a container)
=8 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=8 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
=8 折 tí only used in 折折
=9 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=9 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=9 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=9 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
=10 起来 qǐlai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. qǐlái
=10 起来 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. qǐlai
=10 起来 qǐlái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up