{"id":16054,"date":"2026-08-26T00:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=16054"},"modified":"2026-08-26T00:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:11:43","slug":"chinese-bei-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese \u88ab b\u00e8i Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/#Basic_Structure\" >Basic Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/#Dropping_the_Agent\" >Dropping the Agent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/#%E8%A2%AB_Usually_Signals_Something_Unfortunate\" >\u88ab Usually Signals Something Unfortunate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/#%E8%A2%AB_vs_%E6%8A%8A\" >\u88ab vs. \u628a<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/#Negation_Goes_First\" >Negation Goes First<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin=\"\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,500&amp;family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Jost:wght@400;500&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n\n  .odd-post{\n    --ink: #24221D;\n    --ink-soft: #726E64;\n    --jade: #3F5D52;\n    --jade-deep: #2B4038;\n    --gold: #A9843F;\n    --red: #A13D2C;\n    --hair: rgba(36,34,29,0.13);\n    --panel: #FAF9F5;\n\n    background: #FFFFFF;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n    max-width: 680px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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text-align:center; }\n  .odd-post .closing p{\n    margin: 0 auto; max-width: 54ch;\n    font-family:'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 19px;\n    color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.6;\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<article class=\"odd-post\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">A field guide for learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">The \u88ab b\u00e8i Sentence<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab<\/span> b\u00e8i flips a sentence around: instead\n      of the subject doing something, the subject has something done to it. It&#8217;s the Chinese passive\n      voice \u2014 and unlike English, it comes with a personality of its own. This piece covers the core\n      pattern; for the fuller picture, see\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/all-of-passive-sentences-bei-structure\/\">the full \u88ab guide<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"transform-pair\">\n      <div class=\"transform-step\">\n        <p class=\"tag\">Active<\/p>\n        <p class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n        <p class=\"gloss\">The cat ate the fish.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"transform-step\">\n        <p class=\"tag\">\u88ab b\u00e8i sentence<\/p>\n        <p class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n        <p class=\"gloss\">The fish was eaten by the cat. \u2014 the fish now leads the sentence<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The shape<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Structure\"><\/span>Basic Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p><b>Recipient + \u88ab + (Agent) + Verb + something else.<\/b> Just like \u628a, a bare verb can&#8217;t end the sentence \u2014 it needs a complement to land on.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The cup was broken by me.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The cake was eaten up by my little brother.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ffb\u8b6f<\/span><rt>f\u0101ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>Y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ffb\u8bd1<\/span><rt>f\u0101ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>Y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">This book was translated into English.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">When the doer doesn&#8217;t matter<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dropping_the_Agent\"><\/span>Dropping the Agent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        The agent \u2014 whoever did the action \u2014 is optional. Drop it when it&#8217;s unknown, obvious, or simply\n        beside the point.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The cup got broken. \u2014 no mention of who did it<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077<\/span><rt>t\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077<\/span><rt>t\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">My wallet got stolen.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The classic tone<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A2%AB_Usually_Signals_Something_Unfortunate\"><\/span>\u88ab Usually Signals Something Unfortunate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Traditionally, \u88ab leans negative \u2014 something happening to the subject that it didn&#8217;t want. Getting\n        robbed, tricked, scolded, hit: all classic \u88ab territory.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a19<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a97<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I got tricked.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f75<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a82<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">He often gets scolded by his boss.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">But not always anymore \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        Modern Chinese \u2014 I have notice that especially in news and formal writing \u2014 now uses \u88ab b\u00e8i neutrally too, closer to how\n        English uses &#8220;was chosen&#8221; or &#8220;is considered.&#8221;\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9078<\/span><rt>xu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba<\/span><rt>w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u9577<\/span><rt>b\u0101nzh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9009<\/span><rt>xu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a<\/span><rt>w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u957f<\/span><rt>b\u0101nzh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        \u2014 &#8220;He was elected class president&#8221; \u2014 carries no misfortune at all.\n<br><br>In short, language is constantly changing, but for exams, \u88ab b\u00e8i is probably still only considered correct when it describes an undesirable situation or a surprising\/unexpected result.\n\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Same event, two angles<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A2%AB_vs_%E6%8A%8A\"><\/span>\u88ab vs. \u628a<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Both can describe the same event \u2014 they just put the spotlight on a different half of it. This is\n        worth reading alongside\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/all-of-ba-structure\/\">the \u628a guide<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"triple\">\n      <div class=\"triple-row\">\n        <span class=\"rel-tag\">active<\/span>\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The cat ate the fish. \u2014 neutral report<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"triple-row\">\n        <span class=\"rel-tag\">\u628a \u2014 focus on the fish&#8217;s fate<\/span>\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The cat ate up the fish. \u2014 still the cat&#8217;s sentence, aimed at what happened to the fish<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"triple-row\">\n        <span class=\"rel-tag\">\u88ab \u2014 fish takes the lead<\/span>\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The fish was eaten by the cat. \u2014 now it&#8217;s the fish&#8217;s sentence<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        <b style=\"color:var(--jade-deep);\">\u628a b\u01ce<\/b> keeps the doer as the subject and puts the spotlight on\n        the object&#8217;s outcome. <b style=\"color:var(--jade-deep);\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/b> makes the receiver the subject\n        outright \u2014 a real change in grammatical voice, not just word order.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Saying no<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Negation_Goes_First\"><\/span>Negation Goes First<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>Same rule as \u628a: negation and adverbs sit in front of \u88ab, never squeezed between \u88ab and the verb.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a19<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span 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