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  <p>被 can be followed by a verb or a noun</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>他被杀死了 - he was killed (杀死 is a verb)</p>

<p>他被某人杀死 - he was killed by someone (某人 is a noun)</p>

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  <p>让 means 'allow; let;' (must be followed by a noun)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>不要让人杀了 (don't let people kill you/ don't be killed by someone)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>叫 means 'make; cause' </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>叫人煩惱 - make people upset (it is not a passive marker)</p>

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2020-05-18T00:45:29.427Z
The explanation of 被 and 让 are accurate. 叫 is possible to be a passive marker but is more oral, informal and even might be regional used. Its usage is almost the same as 让. 

I am from the north, we use 叫 as 让 in daily conversations, but some of my friends from other regions almost never use it. So I suspect it is regional.
River
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Tang Ho
<p>给 is also could use in these type of sentences instead of 被:</p>

<p>晚饭（给/被）他吃了 </p>

<p>钱（叫/被）人托了</p>

<p>我的妈妈（让/被）狗咬了</p>

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user25207
<p>They can function as 被 in some conditions, but 
他被打了 ok
他叫/让打了 not ok
should say 他叫/让人打了</p>

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Griffith
<p>I have long been familiar (~10 years) with the passive marker 被.</p>

<p>A new textbook that I've purchased introduces 叫 and 让 as alternatives to 被.  It says that for the most part they work the same, but 叫 and 让 are more commonly used and that 被 is more often found in written or formal contexts.</p>

<p>Examples from the book include:</p>

<p>我的车 被/叫/让 他偷走了。</p>

<p>那本词典 被/叫/让 小明给接走了。</p>

<p>I have never ever heard 叫 or 让 being used in place of 被.</p>

<p>Are they really that "commonly" used?  Do you use them or hear them being used?</p>

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Which textbook are you using? I remember being confused by the wording a book I used many years ago too, but I can't recall which one.
Olle Linge
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"叫n给v了" is a very informal way of speaking. It is so informal that it even sounds funny to me. For example, “他被狗咬了” (he is bitten by dog) is describing a serious situation that he must go to hospital. However, “他叫狗给咬了” sounds like he is so stupid to tease that dog and got bitten.
River
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Are 叫 and 让 actually used in place of the passive marker 被?
# Are 叫 and 让 actually used in place of the passive marker 被?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-14)

I have long been familiar (~10 years) with the passive marker 被.

A new textbook that I've purchased introduces 叫 and 让 as alternatives to 被. It says that for the most part they work the same, but 叫 and 让 are more commonly used and that 被 is more often found in written or formal contexts.

Examples from the book include:

我的车 被/叫/让 他偷走了。

那本词典 被/叫/让 小明给接走了。

I have never ever heard 叫 or 让 being used in place of 被.

Are they really that "commonly" used? Do you use them or hear them being used?

**Tags:** vocabulary, word

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which textbook are you using? I remember being confused by the wording a book I used many years ago too, but I can't recall which one.  
> **username_2**: "叫n给v了" is a very informal way of speaking. It is so informal that it even sounds funny to me. For example, “他被狗咬了” (he is bitten by dog) is describing a serious situation that he must go to hospital. However, “他叫狗给咬了” sounds like he is so stupid to tease that dog and got bitten.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-05-14. Score: 2

> 被 can be followed by a verb or a noun

Example:

他被杀死了 - he was killed (杀死 is a verb)

他被某人杀死 - he was killed by someone (某人 is a noun)

> 让 means 'allow; let;' (must be followed by a noun)

Example:

不要让人杀了 (don't let people kill you/ don't be killed by someone)

> 叫 means 'make; cause'

Example:

叫人煩惱 - make people upset (it is not a passive marker)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The explanation of 被 and 让 are accurate. 叫 is possible to be a passive marker but is more oral, informal and even might be regional used. Its usage is almost the same as 让.   I am from the north, we use 叫 as 让 in daily conversations, but some of my friends from other regions almost never use it. So I suspect it is regional.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-05-17. Score: 1

给 is also could use in these type of sentences instead of 被:

晚饭（给/被）他吃了

钱（叫/被）人托了

我的妈妈（让/被）狗咬了


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-05-16. Score: 1

They can function as 被 in some conditions, but
他被打了 ok
他叫/让打了 not ok
should say 他叫/让人打了


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