我们都是被他给害的
“We've all been ruined by him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
四叔以权谋私 将赈灾粮 换成了麸皮送给灾民
“Fourth Uncle abused his power for personal gain and replaced the disaster relief grain with bran to send to the victims.”
我们都是 被他给害的
“We've all been ruined by him.”
你居然敢打我 我叫你闭嘴
“How dare you hit me! I told you to shut up!”
“Do not hold this against us, he dragged us down with him!”
Because traditional Chinese law punished entire clans for official corruption, family members often frantically severed ties or claimed total victimhood to avoid shared execution or exile.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ruined by him / suffered because of him
A common colloquial passive structure expressing that severe harm or trouble was inflicted by a third party.
Functions in the cleft construction 'shi...de' to put strong pragmatic focus on the agent responsible for the harm.
