How to Say ‘My friend just got called away by her boyfriend.’ in Simplified Chinese
我朋友刚被她男朋友叫走了。
wǒ péng yǒu gāng bèi tā nán péng yǒu jiào zǒu le
[waw péngyou gahng bei tā nánpéngyou jiàozǒu luh]
💬 Usage Tip: 被 puts the person doing the action after it, a bit like English "by": 我被老板叫走了 "I got called away by my boss".
🇨🇳 In China: At a bar, this line quietly tells someone you're now on your own and open to company, without having to say so directly.
Phrase Breakdown
我朋友
wǒ péng yǒu
my friend
Casual form of 我的朋友, with 的 dropped.
我朋友很好。
My friend is great.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.
这个发展机会很适合我。
This development opportunity suits me very well.
朋友
péng yǒu
[péngyou]
friend
A person you know and like.
他是我的好朋友。
He is my good friend.
刚被她男朋友
gāng bèi tā nán péng yǒu
just now, by her boyfriend
刚 means 'just now'. 被 marks the passive voice, meaning 'by'. 她男朋友 means 'her boyfriend'.
她刚被她男朋友接走。
She was just picked up by her boyfriend.
Words in this phrase
刚
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a short time ago.
我们刚到家，你们就来了。
We just got home, and then you arrived.
被
bèi
[bei]
by
Indicating the agent performing the action.
这件作品被大家赞赏。
This piece is admired by everyone.
她
tā
[tā]
her; she
Third-person pronoun for a female.
她是我的朋友。
She is my friend.
男朋友
nán péng yǒu
[nánpéngyou]
boyfriend
A male romantic partner.
她男朋友很高。
Her boyfriend is tall.
叫走了。
jiào zǒu le
called away
叫 (call) + 走 (leave) + 了 (completed). The friend was called away.
孩子被妈妈叫走了。
The kid was called away by mom.
Words in this phrase
叫走
jiào zǒu
[jiàozǒu]
to call away
To ask someone to leave and go somewhere else.
他被老板叫走了。
He was called away by the boss.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久，还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
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