被字句
Passive with 被: the subject undergoes the action
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3
S (receiver of the action) + (没/不) + 被/叫/让 + (agent) + V + 了/补语
A 被 sentence makes the affected person or thing the subject, with the agent after 被: 我的自行车被人偷了. As with 把, the verb needs something after it (了, a complement…), and negation goes before 被 (没被…). The agent may be omitted after 被 (钱包被偷了), but colloquial 叫/让 passives require an agent. 被 traditionally describes unfortunate events; many neutral or positive passives sound more natural with 受到 or an active sentence.
HSK 3–4 sentence ordering and 把/被 transformations; HSK 4 gap fills.
Examples
我的自行车被人偷了。
My bike was stolen.
蛋糕被弟弟吃完了。
The cake was all eaten by my little brother.
他今天被老师批评了。
He was criticized by the teacher today.
那本书已经被同学借走了。
That book has already been borrowed by a classmate.
还好，他没被雨淋湿。
Luckily, he didn't get soaked by the rain.
Exercises
1.我的手机 弟弟弄坏了。
2.Choose the correct sentence:
3.Choose the correct sentence:
4.那本小说已经被同学借 了。