Mandarin · 6 October 2026 · Passive Constructions
被雨淋湿被雨淋濕
bèi yǔ línshīPinyin
to get drenched by the rain / soaked by rain
passive verb phrase
A passive structural phrase where the agent '雨' (rain) inflicts the resultative action '淋濕' (soak through) upon the recipient, indicating that a person or object was caught in a downpour.
In a sentence
今天配合搬家公司在小区中庭点交家具，结果突发一场大暴雨，整箱昂贵的衣服全被雨淋湿了。
Jīntiān pèihé bānjiā gōngsī zài xiǎoqū zhōngtíng diǎnjiāo jiājù, jiéguǒ tūfā yī chǎng dà bàoyǔ, zhěng xiāng ángguì de yīfú quán bèi yǔ línshī le.
Today while coordinating with the moving company for the furniture handover in the community courtyard, a sudden massive rainstorm hit, and the entire box of expensive clothes got completely drenched by the rain.
