No. 372 in Vietnamese
bị
"bị": A marker indicating a passive voice or an adverse/unwanted action.
In a sentence
Tôi bị ốm.
I am sick.
In this sentence, 'bị' introduces an adverse condition or situation affecting the subject (being sick).
Anh ấy bị mắng bởi giáo viên.
He was scolded by the teacher.
Here, 'bị' is used to indicate an action received passively and usually unpleasantly by the subject (being scolded).
Cây bị gãy do gió lớn.
The tree was broken due to strong wind.
In this context, 'bị' shows an occurrence of damage to the object (the tree) due to an external factor (the wind).
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