The Passive in Mandarin
Passive
structure, 被动结构, 被动句式, 被动语态
In Mandarin, the
Passive is usually made using被 (OR: 让, 叫, 给, 受)
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Actor
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Receiver
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男孩
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吃了
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热狗。
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The
boy ate the hot-dog.
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The boy
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ate
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the hot-dog
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Receiver
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Actor
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Action
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热狗
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被
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男孩
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吃了。
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The hot-dog was eaten by the boy.
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热狗
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被
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吃 了。
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The hot-dog was eaten.
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In
English, Passive = be + V3
be is
in the same tense as the original verb:
The boy ate the hot-dog.
Tense:
Past Simple Verb:
eat (eat, ate, eaten)
The
hot-dog was eaten.
People are building a bridge on the Yangtze
River
Tense – Present Continuous. Verb: build (build, built, built)
A bridge is being built on the Yangtze River.
长江上一座桥正在被修建。