被
bèi
被 is an arrow flying at you
The picture An arrow flying in and sticking into you. Not something you chose, but something that happened to you.
Where the picture shows up in 被
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an arrow into your things
我的自行车被偷了。
wǒ de zìxíngchē bèi tōu le
My bike got stolen.
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an arrow someone shot
他被老板批评了一顿。
tā bèi lǎobǎn pīpíng le yí dùn
He got chewed out by the boss.
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an arrow that ate it up
蛋糕被孩子吃完了。
dàngāo bèi háizi chī wán le
The kid finished off the cake.
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an arrow out of the sky
我被雨淋湿了。
wǒ bèi yǔ lín shī le
I got soaked in the rain.
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an arrow called word getting out
这件事被大家知道了。
zhè jiàn shì bèi dàjiā zhīdào le
Everybody found out about it.
被 usually carries something unwelcome. For happy news a plain sentence, or 让 and 叫, sounds far more natural.