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This pattern marks the passive voice. The subject receives the action instead of doing it. In news Chinese, 被 is often used to report appointments, selections, or decisions. Here, 金正恩 is the person being selected.
"金正恩被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员会委员长。"
"金正恩被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员长。"
再次 means 'again' or 'once again' and is used before a verb to show that an action happens another time. It is common in formal and written Chinese.
"金正恩被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员会委员长。"
"金正恩被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员长。"
The structure 'verb + 为 + position/identity' means someone is appointed, chosen, or regarded as a certain role. 为 introduces the resulting position or status.
"金正恩被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员会委员长。"
"被再次推举为朝鲜国务委员长。"
据 means 'according to' and introduces an information source. It is very common in formal writing and news reports to cite where the information comes from.
"据朝中社23日报道，朝鲜第十五届最高人民会议第一次会议22日在平壤召开。"
"新华社平壤3月23日消息，据朝中社23日报道。"
在 can introduce the place or time where an action happens. In formal sentences, the location/time phrase often appears before the verb.
"朝鲜第十五届最高人民会议第一次会议22日在平壤召开。"
"第一次会议22日在平壤召开。"
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
variant of 為|为[wei2]
(since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
once more; once again
to convoke
to report (news)
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
(literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
to seize
the people
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