Passive

"Passive" in cmn

消極 /消极

xiāojí

(not active, but acted upon)

被動 /被动

bèidòng

(grammar: being in the passive voice)

被動 /被动

bèidòng

(psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship)

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