Coverbal phrases and adverbials of manner generally precede BA. They may, however, follow the BA phrase, where emphasis is on them:
less usual:
她把柠檬用刀子切成一片片。
tā bǎ níng méng yòng dāo zǐ qiē chéng yī piàn piàn 。
She cut the lemon into slices with a knife.
Similarly:
他轻轻地把东西放下。
tā qīng qīng dì bǎ dōng xī fàng xià 。
He put the things down quietly.
less usual:
他把东西轻轻地放下。
tā bǎ dōng xī qīng qīng dì fàng xià 。
He put the things down quietly.
[1] Yip, P. C., Rimmington, D., Xiaoming, Z., & Henson, R. (2009). Basic Chinese: a grammar and workbook. Taylor & Francis.
