LEARN + CHINESE / 137 of 300 HSK 4
She Was Scolded for Forgetting the Light例 · 她被迫和他结婚了
The lights were left on, the bill was paid, the tickets were sold. When the result matters more than the person who caused it, start with the affected thing and use 被. Name the doer after 被 only when that detail matters. 被迫 is a fixed word meaning “be forced to.”
她被迫和他结婚了。
tā bèipò hé tā jiéhūn le。
She was forced to marry him.
她告诉我们道路被封闭了。
tā gàosu wǒmen dàolù bèi fēngbì le。
She told us the road had been closed.
她忘记关灯，被妈妈批评了。
tā wàngjì guān dēng， bèi māma pīpíng le。
Her mother scolded her for forgetting to turn off the light.
这种错误很容易被人忽视。
zhèzhǒng cuòwù hěn róngyì bèi rén hūshì。
Mistakes like these are easily overlooked.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
bèi | by (passive marker) |
gàosu | to tell |
māma | mom |
róngyì | easy |
fēngbì | to seal; close; closed |
wàngjì | to forget |
hūshì | to ignore; neglect |
wǒmen | we; us |
pīpíng | to criticize |
jiéhūn | to marry |
bèipò | to be forced |
dàolù | road; way |
cuòwù | mistake; error |
guān | pass; checkpoint; relation |
lèi | tear; teardrop |
lièrù | to include in a list |
lièwéi | to be classified as |
lùqǔ | to recruit; admit |
shìbīng | soldier |
yǐnèi | within; less than |
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