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被 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say bèi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“被”字通常用于表示被动的动作，即动作的承受者。例如：他被老师表扬了。这里的‘被’表明他是接受表扬的一方。
" bèi zì cháng yòng yú biǎoshì pàndòng de dòngzuò, jí dòngzúde qīngshòuzhě.例 如：tā bèi lǎoshī piáobāng le. 這裡的‘被’明 確表明他是接受表揚的一方。"
"被" is typically used to indicate passive actions, where the receiver of the action is shown. For example: He was praised by his teacher. Here, '被' clearly shows that he received the praise.
Context note
“被”字常用于描述被动的情况，比如：被雨淋湿了、被妈妈叫醒。
" bèi zì cháng yòng yú miáo shù pàndòng de qíngkuàng, bǐrú： bèi yǔ lín shī le 、 bèi māma jiào xǐng 。"
"被" is often used to describe passive situations, such as: being rained on, being woken up by mom.
5 examples
他被雨淋湿了。
tā bèi yǔ lín shī le。
He was wetted by the rain.
衣服被我弄脏了。
yī fu bèi wǒ nòng zāng le。
My clothes were stained by me.
书本被风吹走了。
shū běn bèi fēng chuī zǒu le。
The book was blown away by the wind.
他被老师批评了。
tā bèi lǎo shī pī píng le。
He was criticized by his teacher.
这个蛋糕被吃掉了。
zhè ge dàn gāo bèi chī diào le。
This cake was eaten up.
5 mini stories
小明被妈妈叫醒了，然后去上学了。
xiǎo míng bèi mā ma jiào xǐng le， rán hòu qù shàng xué le。
Xiaoming was woken up by his mom, then went to school.
昨天晚上，他被雨淋湿了衣服。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng， tā bèi yǔ lín shī le yī fu。
Last night, he got wet from the rain.
妈妈把书本放在桌子上，后来被风吹走了。
mā ma bǎ shū běn fàng zài zhuō zi shàng， hòu lái bèi fēng chuī zǒu le。
Mom put the book on the table, but it was blown away by the wind.
他被老师表扬了，所以心情很好。
tā bèi lǎo shī biǎo yáng le， suǒ yǐ xīn qíng hěn hǎo。
He was praised by his teacher, so he felt very happy.
这个蛋糕被吃掉了，现在没有了。
zhè ge dàn gāo bèi chī diào le， xiàn zài méi yǒu le。
This cake was eaten up, now there is none left.