被

Meaning(preposition, vocab.word.pos.g, adverb)

quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the followi

Pattern: A + 被 + (B) + verb + something more. 被 also works for positive outcomes (被表扬).

Examples

• 我的自行车被偷了。

  wǒ de zì xíng chē bèi tōu le.

  My bike was stolen.

• 他被老师表扬了。

  tā bèi lǎo shī biǎo yáng le.

  He was praised by the teacher.

• 蛋糕被弟弟吃完了。

  dàn gāo bèi dì di chī wán le.

  The cake was eaten up by my little brother.

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