Grammar pattern · HSK 3

被 passive sentences

subject + 被 + agent + verb

How it works

被 marks the receiver of an action as the sentence topic.

我的自行车被他骑走了。

Wǒ de zìxíngchē bèi tā qí zǒu le.

My bicycle was ridden away by him.

Common mistake: Do not use 被 for every English passive when an active Chinese sentence is more natural.

Quick practice

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