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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
被動 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
被動 ＝ 被 ＋ 動
ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ · bèidòng
adjective — passive, acted upon rather than acting; noun — the passive (voice)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

被to be subjected to, the passive marker (被打)bèi
動to move, act (行動)dòng
被動，被子的被，動作的動。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

不自己動，被推著（被）才動（動）。
You don't move on your own — something pushes (被) before you act (動).
關 · Related
主動zhǔdòngacting on one's own — the opposite動作dòngzuòthe everyday 動