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Chinese grammar

被 (+ doer) + verb

Was … (by someone)

被 marks a passive: the subject has something done to it, often something unwelcome.

In stories

  1. 这些天,他已经遇到了很多让人害怕的事:两个跟着他的人,都被山里的妖怪吃了。

    救出悟空 · Freed from the Mountain HSK 3

  2. 孙悟空就这样被抓了。

    大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven HSK 3

  3. 面已经被吃了一半。

    长寿面 · Long-life noodles HSK 3

  4. 他说:“以前有九个去西天的人从这里过,都被我吃了。

    沙和尚 · Sandy of the Flowing Sand River HSK 3

Read 救出悟空

What does 被 (+ doer) + verb mean in Chinese?

Was … (by someone). 被 marks a passive: the subject has something done to it, often something unwelcome.

How common is 被 (+ doer) + verb?

It comes up in 73 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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