In a 把 bǎ construction (see Unit 1), the verbal phrase expressing the instrument or vehicle should come before the 把 bǎ phrase.
我用吸尘器把地毯吸干净了。
Wǒ yòng xī chén qì bǎ dì tǎn xī gàn jìng le 。
I vacuumed the carpet. (lit. I cleaned the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.)
One does not usually say:
*我把地毯用吸尘器吸干净了。
Wǒ bǎ dì tǎn yòng xī chén qì xī gàn jìng le 。
to translate, ‘I cleaned the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.’
[1] Yip, P. C., Rimmington, D., Xiaoming, Z., & Henson, R. (2009). Basic Chinese: a grammar and workbook. Taylor & Francis.
