Sentence PatternsHSK 4
Using 被 sentences
Use 被 to form passive sentences, where the subject receives the action. The doer can be omitted, and 了 often marks the action as completed.
Structure
Subj. + 被 (+ Doer) + Verb + 了
Examples
- 我被他骗了。Wǒ bèi tā piàn le.I was deceived by him.
- 他被警察抓了。Tā bèi jǐng chá zhuā le.He was caught by the police.
- 他被父母骂了。Tā bèi fù mǔ mà le.He was scolded by his parents.
- 我的车被撞了。Wǒ de chē bèi zhuàng le.My car was hit.
- 文件被删了。Wén jiàn bèi shān le.The files were deleted.
Words that use this
- 被bèipreposition: marks the passive voice, placed before the doer of the action (or directly before the verb if the doer is omitted)
- 不bùnot; no (negates verbs and adjectives in everyday speech)
- 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 过guo(aspect particle) indicates a past experience; to have done before
- 没méidrowned / to end / to die / to inundate