bị
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Sino-Vietnamese word from 被 (“to cover, to pack; "by" (passive voice)”).
bị
The particle bị indicates that the subject is negatively affected by what comes after the bị. This can be a noun or adjective (bị bệnh "to be ill") or a phrase (bị con chó cắn "to be bitten by a dog"). In the second case, this construction is equivalent to the passive voice; it is however only used when the subject is negatively affected (otherwise được is used).
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