Meaning of 被动式
被动式 means grammatical construction indicating the subject is the recipient of the action. Pronounced bèi dòng shì.
- grammatical construction indicating the subject is the recipient of the action
Definitions & Examples
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
bèi被
dòng动
shì式
yǒu有
shí时
méi没
yǒu有
xíng形
shì式
shàng上
de的
biāo标
zhì志
，
rú如
：
Tā他
xuǎn选
shàng上
le了
。
In Chinese, the passive construction sometimes has no formal marker, e.g., 'He was selected.'
Zài在
'
yì意
jiàn见
bèi被
fǒu否
dìng定
le了
'
zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
zhōng中
，
'
bèi被
fǒu否
dìng定
'
jiù就
shì是
bèi被
dòng动
shì式
。
In the sentence 'Opinions were rejected,' '被否定' is a passive construction.
Yǒu有
shí时
zài在
dòng动
cí词
qián前
bian边
jiā加
jiè介
cí词
“
bèi被
”
lái来
yǐn引
jìn进
zhǔ主
dòng动
zhě者
，
lì例
rú如
：
Chuāng窗
hu户
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
kāi开
le了
。
Sometimes the preposition '被' is added before the verb to introduce the agent, e.g., 'The window was blown open by the wind.'
Kǒu口
yǔ语
lǐ里
cháng常
yòng用
“
jiào叫
”
huò或
“
ràng让
”
dài代
tì替
“
bèi被
”
，
rú如
：
Wǒ我
de的
shū书
ràng让
tā他
ná拿
zǒu走
le了
。
In spoken language, '叫' or '让' is often used instead of '被,' e.g., 'My book was taken away by him.'
Zhè这
ge个
yǔ语
fǎ法
diǎn点
duì对
xué学
xí习
zhě者
lái来
shuō说
bǐ比
jiào较
nán难
zhǎng掌
wò握
。
This grammar point is relatively difficult for learners to master.