EP32 “把”(bǎ) and “被”(bèi)

 Chinese 101: Sentences with “ba” and passive sentences 把字句与被字句；

 

Language Tips: Interesting rules with "把"and "被"; What should be done when you screw up

 

Story of The Day: To Outsmart oneself 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你怎么了？看起来不太开心。

 

nǐ zěn me le ？kàn qǐ lái bú tài kāi xīn 。

 

What’s wrong with you? It seems that you’re not happy.

 

B：我把事情搞砸了，然后被老板骂了。

 

wǒ bǎ shì qíng gǎo zá le ，rán hòu bèi lǎo bǎn mà le。

 

I had screwed up. Just now the boss scolded me.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【怎么了】zěn me le：what happened; what’s wrong

 

【看起来】kàn qǐ lái: seem; looks; appear

 

【开心】kāi xīn：happy

 

【把】bǎ:make

 

【事情】shì qíng：thing; things

 

【搞】gǎo：get; make; do; 

 

【砸】zá: break; smash; crush; foul up

 

【然后】rán hòu: then; after that; afterwards

 

【被】bèi: by

 

【骂】mà: scold; abuse; curse; call names