{"id":3476,"date":"2022-11-01T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T02:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T03:05:14","slug":"bei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/01\/bei\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passive Sentence\u00a01 &#8211; \u88ab"},"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 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!important;border-top:1px dashed #f0dcd8;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;margin-bottom:14px !important;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#d97706;\">HSK 3<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\" style=\"margin:0 0 14px !important;\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#D08A63;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#D08A63;\">\u2014 The Passive Sentence 1<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px !important;\">The passive sentence in Chinese is called <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab\u5b57\u53e5 b\u00e8iz\u00ecj\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab\u5b57\u53e5 b\u00e8iz\u00ecj\u00f9<\/span>. It flips a sentence so the subject is the one being affected by the action, and it&#8217;s introduced with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\" style=\"margin:0 !important;\">There are two shapes this can take:one where the doer of the action is named right after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>, and one where the doer is left out entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;border-top:1px solid #f0e2d4;border-bottom:1px solid #f0e2d4;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px;height:120px;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Passive-sentence-in-Chiense-\u88ab.png\" alt=\"Passive sentence in Chinese \u88ab b\u00e8i\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95;\">A passive sentence is the mirror image of an active one:instead of the subject doing the action, the subject receives it. In Chinese this is most often signaled with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> placed right before the verb \u2014 never after it, no matter how natural &#8220;by&#8221; feels in the English translation.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:24px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;color:var(--ink-soft);\">Before the formal rules \u2014 look at these three pictures. Can you guess what happened, just from the image?<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"picture-ex\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/food_bread_1_color-1.png\" alt=\"Half-eaten bread\">\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"prompt-label\">What happened to the bread?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5\u5305<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u534a<\/span><rt>y\u00edb\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9762\u5305<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u534a<\/span><rt>y\u00edb\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Half of the bread was eaten.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"picture-ex\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pirate_bottle_message.png\" alt=\"Message in a bottle\">\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"prompt-label\">What happened to the letter in the bottle?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u74f6\u5b50<\/span><rt>p\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u74f6\u5b50<\/span><rt>p\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u6765<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The letter in the bottle was taken out.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"picture-ex\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pirate_treasure_opened.png\" alt=\"Opened treasure chest\">\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"prompt-label\">What happened to the treasure box?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf6\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u958b<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b9d\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5f00<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The treasure box was opened.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:24px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;color:var(--ink-soft);\">Notice something? None of these sentences say <em>who<\/em> ate the bread or opened the box \u2014 and they still make perfect sense. That&#8217;s <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> at work. Now let&#8217;s break down how it&#8217;s built.<\/p>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_What_Is_a_Passive_Sentence\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> What Is a Passive Sentence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">In an active sentence, the subject performs the action. In a passive sentence, the subject is on the receiving end \u2014 and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> is what marks that shift.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"pair\">\n    <div class=\"ex is-active\"><span class=\"tag\">Active<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">My brother drank coffee.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex is-passive\"><span class=\"tag\">Passive<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Coffee was drunk by my brother.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pair\">\n    <div class=\"ex is-active\"><span class=\"tag\">Active<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">The dog bit me.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex is-passive\"><span class=\"tag\">Passive<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/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\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I was bitten by a dog.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pair\">\n    <div class=\"ex is-active\"><span class=\"tag\">Active<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5077<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceot\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5077<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceot\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">The thief stole the bag.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex is-passive\"><span class=\"tag\">Passive<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5077<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceot\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5077<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceot\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">The bag was stolen by a thief.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">When to Use It<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> shows up most naturally when the result is negative or unexpected \u2014 being scolded, robbed, dumped, or bitten. It can be used for neutral or even positive results too, but that use is less common and needs the right context.<\/p>\n    <p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u60f3\u5230<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ixi\u01cengd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a87\u734e<\/span><rt>ku\u0101ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u60f3\u5230<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ixi\u01cengd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5938\u5956<\/span><rt>ku\u0101ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby> \u2014 I didn&#8217;t expect to be complimented by my teacher.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px !important;\">(1) Subject + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> + Object + Verb + Other Elements<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#D08A63 !important;\">Here the doer of the action (&#8220;Object&#8221; in this formula \u2014 the one doing the acting) is named right after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>. The &#8220;Other Elements&#8221; after the verb are essential \u2014 this is usually <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span>, a complement, or another object, and it can&#8217;t be left off.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u5973\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u01dap\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7529<\/span><rt>shu\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u5973\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u01dap\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7529<\/span><rt>shu\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He was dumped by his girlfriend.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u982d\u9aee<\/span><rt>t\u00f3uf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5543<\/span><rt>k\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5934\u53d1<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ufa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5543<\/span><rt>k\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did a dog chew on your hair? <em>(A joking way to say someone&#8217;s hairstyle looks messy.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f04\u58de<\/span><rt>n\u00f2nghu\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f04\u574f<\/span><rt>n\u00f2nghu\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I didn&#8217;t break the phone. <em>(Negation goes before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>, never after.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/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\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077<\/span><rt>t\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My wallet was stolen again. <em>(Adverbs like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53c8 y\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53c8 y\u00f2u<\/span> also go before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f75<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a82<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My sister was scolded by whom? <em>(The &#8220;Object&#8221; slot can be a question word like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0 sh\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01 sh\u00e9i<\/span> too.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px !important;\">(2) Subject + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> + Verb + Other Elements<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#D08A63 !important;\">When the doer isn&#8217;t known, doesn&#8217;t matter, or is obvious from context, it can simply be left out \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> goes straight into the verb.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u8d70<\/span><rt>t\u014duz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The bag was stolen. <em>(No mention of who did it.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5098<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff\u8d70<\/span><rt>n\u00e1z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1e<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff\u8d70<\/span><rt>n\u00e1z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My umbrella wasn&#8217;t taken. <em>(<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u88ab m\u00e9i b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u88ab m\u00e9i b\u00e8i<\/span> \u2014 negating a doer-less passive.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca\u5b50<\/span><rt>ch\u0113zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u649e\u58de<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0nghu\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66\u5b50<\/span><rt>ch\u0113zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u649e\u574f<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0nghu\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The car got wrecked. <em>(It doesn&#8217;t matter or isn&#8217;t known who hit it.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71d2<\/span><rt>sh\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70e7<\/span><rt>sh\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The house was burned down. <em>(The cause is either unknown or just not the point.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Why the Doer Gets Left Out<\/div>\n    <p>This happens for a few reasons:the doer is genuinely unknown (like a stolen bag), it&#8217;s irrelevant to the point being made (a wrecked car \u2014 what matters is the damage, not who caused it), or it&#8217;s already obvious from context and repeating it would be redundant.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">A Note on &#8220;Other Elements&#8221;<\/div>\n    <p>In both structures, something has to follow the verb \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span>, a complement, or another object. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> alone with a bare verb doesn&#8217;t work as a complete sentence. This holds even when there&#8217;s no doer: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u623f\u5b50\u88ab\u71d2 f\u00e1ngzi b\u00e8i sh\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u623f\u5b50\u88ab\u70e7 f\u00e1ngzi b\u00e8i sh\u0101o<\/span> on its own feels incomplete, but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u623f\u5b50\u88ab\u71d2\u4e86 f\u00e1ngzi b\u00e8i sh\u0101o le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u623f\u5b50\u88ab\u70e7\u4e86 f\u00e1ngzi b\u00e8i sh\u0101o le<\/span> is a full sentence.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Questions\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">You can&#8217;t ask a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab\u4e0d<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>b\u00fab\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab\u4e0d<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span>b\u00fab\u00e8i<\/span> question. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce ma<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417 ma<\/span>, a question word, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/span> instead.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f75<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a82<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Was my sister scolded by the teacher? \u2705<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f75<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a82<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Was my sister scolded by the teacher? \u2705<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex wrong\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u4e0d\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ib\u00fab\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f75<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u4e0d\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ib\u00fab\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a82<\/span><rt>m\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Was my sister scolded by the teacher?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u904e<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u8fc7<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you been beaten? \u2705<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u904e<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u8fc7<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you been beaten? \u2705<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u904e<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u8fc7<\/span><rt>d\u01cegu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What have you been hit with? \u2705<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">A Cultural Note<\/div>\n    <p>Taiwan once had a practice of physical punishment in schools and homes, but that&#8217;s long banned \u2014 today the focus is on positive discipline instead. Older generations still sometimes bring it up casually, asking each other &#8220;what have you been hit with?&#8221; as a way of reminiscing, not as a reflection of how things are now.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/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\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">My cake was eaten by my sister. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> always sits before the verb, no matter how natural &#8220;by&#8221; feels at the end of the English sentence.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">This book was written by my sister. Grammatically fine, but odd \u2014 nothing negative or unexpected happened here, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> feels out of place. A plain active sentence (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u59d0\u59d0\u5beb\u4e86\u9019\u672c\u66f8 w\u01d2 ji\u011bjie xi\u011ble zh\u00e8b\u011bn sh\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u59d0\u59d0\u5199\u4e86\u8fd9\u672c\u4e66 w\u01d2 ji\u011bjie xi\u011ble zh\u00e8b\u011bn sh\u016b<\/span>) reads much more naturally.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Coffee was drunk by dad. A bare verb after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> isn&#8217;t enough \u2014 you need something after it, even if it&#8217;s just <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span>.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">5<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each English sentence into a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab b\u00e8i<\/span> sentence, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">The puppy finished my food.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/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\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">My food was eaten by the puppy.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">I don&#8217;t know who took my phone.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff\u8d70<\/span><rt>n\u00e1z\u01d2u<\/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\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff\u8d70<\/span><rt>n\u00e1z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">My phone was taken by someone.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">Did you throw away the garbage?<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u00e8s\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1f<\/span><rt>di\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e22<\/span><rt>di\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">Was the garbage thrown away by you?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">The cat broke the vase.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1\u74f6<\/span><rt>hu\u0101p\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/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\">\u82b1\u74f6<\/span><rt>hu\u0101p\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">The vase was broken by the cat.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">Someone drank my milk.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/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\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">My milk was drunk by someone.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">My older brother lost the key.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f04\u4e1f<\/span><rt>n\u00f2ngdi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f04\u4e22<\/span><rt>n\u00f2ngdi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">The key was lost by my older brother.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">No one broke the window.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6236<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6237<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"reason\">The window wasn&#8217;t broken.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span><span class=\"en-only\">The boss scolded him.<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><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\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span 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