y f xio ji

bi

sentence structure
bi

is normally used in a sentence to express passive voice. It is a prepositional word that used in front of
l r

a noun.

subject + + noun/personal noun + verb +

jio sh de dng bi w d ki le

The
xu xio de mn bi t gun shng le

light in the classroom was turned on by me. Or I turned on the light in the classroom.

classed the school door.
zh jin mo y bi w chun shng le

The school door was closed by him. Or

He

the sweater.

The sweater is worn by me. Or I am wearing

l r

Sometimes, the noun or personal noun after

ji l de din sh bi d ki le

can

be omitted.

The
w de sh bi s dio le

TV in our house was turned on.

My

book was torn apart.

ji

:
l r

as soon as

:
zi chn ji de sh hou zhng gu rn y q chung ji fng bin po

As
hu zh

soon as

Chinese people get up, they will play fire crack during Spring Festival. During Spring Festival, Chinese people will play the fire crack as soon as they get up.
w y hu ji ji kn din sh

As
hu zh

soon as I get home, I start to watch TV.

I watch TV as soon as I get home.

t y zu xi ji ki sh d sh

As
hu zh

soon as he sits down, he starts to

read books. He begins to read book as soon as he sits down.

mi mei y zu jn jio sh ji ki sh zu zu y

As

soon as little sister walks

into the classroom, she starts to do homework. Little sister starts to do homework as soon as she walks into the classroom. Notice that the action after happens first and the action after happens next. Therefore, we can understand the phrase in this way:

Subject +

+ do something + subject +

+ do something

Subject + do something + as soon as + subject + do something