How to Say ‘I was dragged here by a friend’ in Simplified Chinese
被朋友硬拉来的
bèi péng yǒu yìng lā lái de
[bei péngyou yìng lā lái de]
💬 Usage Tip: 被 (bèi) puts the person doing the action right after it: 被朋友 "by a friend". 硬 (yìng) "forcibly" adds the sense that you went unwillingly.
Phrase Breakdown
被朋友
bèi péng yǒu
by a friend
被 (bèi) marks the passive voice. 友 is often light in 朋友 (péngyou).
我被朋友叫醒了。
I was woken up by a friend.
Words in this phrase
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.
朋友
péng yǒu
[péngyou]
friend
A person you know and like.
他是我的好朋友。
He is my good friend.
硬拉来的
yìng lā lái de
dragged here
硬 (yìng) means 'forcibly' and 拉来 (lā lái) means 'pull here'. 的 is light.
他是硬拉来的。
He was dragged here.
Words in this phrase
硬
yìng
[yìng]
forcibly; insistently
Adverb meaning doing something by force or against someone's will.
他硬要我喝一杯。
He insisted I have a drink.
拉来
lā lái
[lā lái]
to drag along
Verb meaning to pull or bring someone over to a place.
我把他拉来唱歌。
I dragged him along to sing karaoke.
的
de
[de]
(emphasis particle)
Ends the 是…的 structure, stressing details of a past action.
他是昨天到的。
It was yesterday that he arrived.
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