“bèi” sentence is used to express a passive meaning, with the preposition “bèi” (“jiào”, “ràng”) and its object as adverbial in the sentence. The “bèi” sentence is different from the English passive voice. Most of the “bèi” sentences, especially in spoken Chinese, are used to refer to mishaps suffered by the subject, as shown in the example.
“被”字句是介词“被”（“叫”，“让”）及其宾语作状语来表示被动意义的动词谓语句。“被”字句与英语的被动语态不同。“被”字句一般只用来表示不如意的事件，特别是在口语中。
eg:
Huǒchē piào mǎi hǎo le ma?
火车票 买 好 了 吗？
The train tickets has been bought.
（In the above situation “bèi” cannot be used.）
（上面句子就不能用“被”。）
The structure of a “bèi” sentence is:
Subject+bèi ( jiào / ràng ) + Object + Verb + Other elements
“被”字句的结构及形式是：主语＋被（叫∕让）＋宾语＋动词＋其他成分。
When the object of an act needs not be emphasized,the object of “bèi” may be omitted.
不强调施事者时，“被”字的宾语可以省略。
In spoken language “bèi” is often replaced by the prepositions of “ràng”, “jiào”. When “ràng” and “jiào” is used, the object must be given.
口语中，一般用介词“让”、“叫”来代替“被”。用“让”、“叫”时，后边必须有宾语（施事者）。
The negative adverbs are placed before “bèi / jiào / ràng”, they cannot be placed after the verb.
否定副词要放在“被∕叫∕让”的前面，不能放在动词的前面。
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