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Sentences that include \u88ab are known as \u2018\u88ab\u5b57\u53e5<\/a>\u2019 (b\u00e8i z\u00ec j\u00f9) and are used to show a passive voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A passive voice is where the noun being acted upon becomes the subject of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active sentence: Hollie read the book in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passive sentence: The book was read by Hollie in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the active sentence, the noun was \u2018book\u2019. In the passive sentence, \u2018book\u2019 becomes the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In \u88ab sentences, the preposition \u201c\u88ab\u201d ( \u201c\u53eb\u201d\u3001\u201c\u8ba9\u201d\u3001\u201c\u7ed9\u201d) comes before the predicate verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject + \u88ab \uff0b agent + predicate verb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u82b1\u74f6\u88ab\u4ed6\u6253\u7834\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(hu\u0101 p\u00edng b\u00e8i t\u0101 d\u01ce p\u00f2 le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vase was broken by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the following types of \u88ab sentences:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1) subject + \u88ab + agent + action
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\n\u5e3d\u5b50\u88ab\u98ce\u5439\u8dd1\u4e86<\/a>\u3002 (m\u00e0o zi b\u00e8i f\u0113ng chu\u012b p\u01ceo le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hat was blown away by the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) subject + \u88ab + action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u4ed6\u7684\u94b1\u5305\u88ab\u5077\u4e86<\/a>\u3002 (t\u0101 de qi\u00e1n b\u0101o b\u00e8i t\u014du le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His wallet was stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this type of sentence, we can add \u4eba (r\u00e9n) after \u88ab, which means it is hard or impossible to tell the ‘doer’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u95e8\u88ab\u4eba\u9501\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(m\u00e9n b\u00e8i r\u00e9n su\u01d2 le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The door was locked by someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) subject + \u88ab + agent + \u6240(\u4e3a) + action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u8fd9\u6761\u65b0\u95fb\u5f88\u5feb\u5c31\u4e3a\u4eba\u4eec\u6240\u9057\u5fd8\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(zh\u00e8 ti\u00e1o x\u012bn w\u00e9n h\u011bn ku\u00e0i ji\u00f9 w\u00e9i r\u00e9n men su\u01d2 y\u00ed w\u00e0ng le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news was soon forgotten by the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) subject + \u88ab + agent + \u7ed9 + action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u8fd9\u672c\u4e66\u88ab\u4ed6\u7ed9\u501f\u8d70\u4e86<\/a>\u3002 (zh\u00e8 b\u011bn sh\u016b b\u00e8i t\u0101 g\u011bi ji\u00e8 z\u01d2u le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book was borrowed by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This example is specific to written Chinese. Usually, an object should come after the \u88ab character within this sentence pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) \u88ab + agent + \u628a + subject + action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u88ab\u4eba\u628a\u624b\u673a\u6454\u574f\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(b\u00e8i r\u00e9n b\u01ce sh\u01d2u j\u012b shu\u0101i hu\u00e0i le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cell phone was broken by someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The features of \u88ab sentences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u88ab and \u628a can be used interchangeably in some cases:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u5979\u5f04\u4e22\u4e86\u94a5\u5319<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 n\u00f2ng di\u016b le y\u00e0o shi) She lost the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5979\u628a\u94a5\u5319\u5f04\u4e22\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 b\u01ce y\u00e0o shi n\u00f2ng di\u016b le) She lost the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u94a5\u5319\u88ab\u5979\u5f04\u4e22\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(y\u00e0o shi b\u00e8i t\u0101 n\u00f2ng di\u016b le) The key was lost by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly to \u628a sentences, \u88ab sentences can not be transformed from any<\/i> active sentence, there are certain conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) The predicate should be a transitive verb, and when followed by other words, and then \u7740,\u4e86, \u8fc7 or complement shows a result or status change.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u5564\u9152\u88ab\u7238\u7238\u559d\u5149<\/b>\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(p\u00ed ji\u01d4 b\u00e8i b\u00e0 ba h\u0113 gu\u0101ng le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beer was drunk by my father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u53d7\u4f24\u7684\u5c0f\u72d7\u88ab\u4ed6\u62b1\u7740<\/b>\u8fdb\u4e86\u5c4b<\/a>\u3002(sh\u00f2u sh\u0101ng de xi\u01ceo g\u01d2u b\u00e8i t\u0101 b\u00e0o zhe j\u00ecn le w\u016b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The injured puppy was held inside the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the sentence contains a disyllabic verb, there should be an adverbial modifier before it, such as an auxiliary verb, or time word, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f60\u8fd9\u6837\u505a\u53ef\u80fd<\/b>\u88ab\u4eba\u8bef\u89e3<\/a>\u3002(n\u01d0 zh\u00e8 y\u00e0ng zu\u00f2 k\u011b n\u00e9ng b\u00e8i r\u00e9n w\u00f9 ji\u011b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4ed6\u7684\u6587\u7ae0\u5df2\u7ecf<\/b>\u88ab\u6742\u5fd7\u793e\u53d1\u8868\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 de w\u00e9n zh\u0101ng y\u01d0 j\u012bng b\u00e8i z\u00e1 zh\u00ec sh\u00e8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

f\u0101 bi\u01ceo le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His article has been published by the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) The object should be known by the speaker and listener, and sometimes can be modified by a demonstrative pronoun or other word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u90a3\u4e9b<\/b>\u4eba\u90fd\u88ab\u4ed6\u9a97\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(n\u00e0 xi\u0113 r\u00e9n d\u014du b\u00e8i t\u0101 pi\u00e0n le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those people are all deceived by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4eca\u5929\u7684<\/b>\u62a5\u7eb8\u88ab\u4eba\u62ff\u8d70\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(j\u012bn ti\u0101n de b\u00e0o zh\u01d0 b\u00e8i r\u00e9n n\u00e1 z\u01d2u le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s newspaper was taken away by someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Auxiliary verbs and the time\/negative adverbial modifier is put before \u88ab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u5979\u6ca1\u6709<\/b>\u88ab\u53eb\u53bb\u770b\u7535\u5f71\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 m\u00e9i y\u01d2u b\u00e8i ji\u00e0o q\u00f9 k\u00e0n di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was not asked to watch the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8d70\u5931\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u6700\u540e<\/b>\u88ab\u8b66\u5bdf\u627e\u5230\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(z\u01d2u sh\u012b de h\u00e1i zi zu\u00ec h\u00f2u b\u00e8i j\u01d0ng ch\u00e1 zh\u01ceo d\u00e0o le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lost kid has been found by the policeman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) In some situations, \u88ab can be omitted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u9152\u88ab\u4ed6\u559d\u4e86<\/a> (ji\u01d4 b\u00e8i t\u0101 h\u0113 le) = \u9152\u4ed6\u559d\u4e86<\/a> (ji\u01d4 t\u0101 h\u0113 le) \u221a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when the object is a person, and the agent must be clarified, the \u88ab can not omitted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4ed6\u88ab\u7535\u5f71\u5413\u5230\u4e86<\/a>\u3002 (t\u0101 b\u00e8i di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng xi\u00e0 d\u00e0o le) \u221a  He was scared of the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4ed6\u7535\u5f71\u5413\u5230\u4e86\u3002  (t\u0101 di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng xi\u00e0 d\u00e0o le)  \u00d7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Notes and Rules about \u88ab Sentences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1) \u88ab sentences are commonly used in unpleasant situations:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u9762\u5305\u88ab\u6211\u70e4\u7cca\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(mi\u00e0n b\u0101o b\u00e8i w\u01d2 k\u01ceo h\u00fa le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bread has been burnt by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, \u88ab is not needed within a sentence, but adding \u88ab can express the unsatisfied emotion of the speaker to the object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u94b1\u4ed6\u82b1\u5149\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(qi\u00e1n t\u0101 hu\u0101 gu\u0101ng le) He spent all the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u94b1\u88ab\u4ed6\u82b1\u5149\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(qi\u00e1n b\u00e8i t\u0101 hu\u0101 gu\u0101ng le) The money was spent by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Some transitive verbs, which express mental processes, can not be transformed into a \u88ab sentence, such as:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u544a\u8bc9<\/a> (g\u00e0o su) to tell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u7b49\u5f85<\/a> (d\u011bng d\u00e0i) to wait<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u63a5\u8fd1<\/a> (ji\u0113 j\u00ecn) to be close to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u79bb\u5f00<\/a> (l\u00ed k\u0101i) to leave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f9d\u9760<\/a> (y\u012b k\u00e0o) to rely on<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u670d\u4ece<\/a> (f\u00fa c\u00f3ng) to obey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5bb3\u6015<\/a>\/\u6015 (h\u00e0i p\u00e0) to fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5e0c\u671b<\/a> (x\u012b w\u00e0ng) to hope<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4e3b\u5f20<\/a> (zh\u01d4 zh\u0101ng) to claim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u89c9\u5f97<\/a> (ju\u00e9 de) to think<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) If the object is referent noun, it will not use \u88ab sentence, unless the speaker do not expect that happened<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u4fe1\u5199\u597d\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(x\u00ecn xi\u011b h\u01ceo le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter was written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u7897\u6d17\u597d\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(w\u01cen x\u01d0 h\u01ceo le)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bowl has been washed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might also like the read The Hows and Whys of the Chinese \u628a b\u01ce Particle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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