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被动

被動
bèi dòng
HSK 6
passive
adjective

Example Sentences

他在课堂上是一个被动的学生。
tāzài kètáng shàng shì yígè bèidòng de xuéshēng 。
He is a passive student in the classroom.
被动的态度很难改善。
bèidòng de tàidù hěn nán gǎishàn 。
A passive attitude is hard to improve.
在这个项目中,我们不能采取被动的方式。
zài zhègè xiàngmù zhōng , wǒmen bùnéng cǎiqǔ bèidòng de fāngshì 。
In this project, we cannot take a passive approach.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

消极xiāojí
negative
消极 refers to a lack of initiative or enthusiasm, similar to 被动 but can also imply a defeatist attitude.

Words Starting With 被

被子bèi zi
quilt
被告bèi gào
defendant

Words Ending With 动

运动yùn dòng
movement; campaign
主动zhǔ dòng
to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
感动gǎn dòng
to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
活动huó dòng
"to exercise; to move about; to operate; activity; loose; shaky; active; movable; maneuver; to use connections
激动jī dòng
to excite; to agitate; exciting

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Individual Characters

HSK 4
被bèi
by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)
动dòng
move

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HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test