<p>I was trying to write a short text about 姜子牙。Due to my limited success, I searched for Chinese materials and found a folktale <a href="https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E5%85%AC%E6%9C%9B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. It says:</p>

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  <p>周文王請呂尚上車，屏退拉車手，親自將姜尚請回都城</p>
</blockquote>

<p>My problem is with the last part. Is the 將 here the written equivalent of 把，or is it something different, because a 把 feels superfluous. Is it just a reformulation of:</p>

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  <p>周文王親自請姜子牙與他回都城</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or is there any special meaning?</p>

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equivalent of 把 ✓，omitting 把/将 would mean "fronting" the object 姜尚which generally speaking seems possible, but in this case it may have to be moved in front of the whole predicate including the adverb 親自:  姜尚親自請回都城
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Understanding the role of 將 in a sentence
# Understanding the role of 將 in a sentence

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-21)

I was trying to write a short text about 姜子牙。Due to my limited success, I searched for Chinese materials and found a folktale [here](https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E5%85%AC%E6%9C%9B). It says:

> 周文王請呂尚上車，屏退拉車手，親自將姜尚請回都城

My problem is with the last part. Is the 將 here the written equivalent of 把，or is it something different, because a 把 feels superfluous. Is it just a reformulation of:

> 周文王親自請姜子牙與他回都城

or is there any special meaning?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: equivalent of 把 ✓，omitting 把/将 would mean "fronting" the object 姜尚which generally speaking seems possible, but in this case it may have to be moved in front of the whole predicate including the adverb 親自:  姜尚親自請回都城  

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