粵

被bei6動dung6

simp被动
bei6 dung6bèi dòng

English

  1. passive
  2. passive

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔積極,要人哋做嘢自己先有反應

Examples

  • 佢喺呢件事上面處於一個被動嘅位置。

    He stayed in a passive position on this matter.

  • 看電視是一種被動的活動。

    Watching TV is a passive activity.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 子翔那個人太老實了,談戀愛都被動得要命。

    Tzu-hsiang's way too honest. He's hopelessly passive in relationships.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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