被
bèi
passive indicator 'by'; bedding
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 3 · TOCFL Level 1
- Frequency
- No. 121
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What 被 means
quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip")
Words with 被
- 被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
- 被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused
- 被困bèi kùnto be trapped; to be stranded
- 被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
- 被害人bèi hài rénvictim
- 被子bèi ziblanket; quilt
- 被控bèi kòngto be charged; to be accused (of an offense)
- 被害者bèi hài zhěvictim (of a wounding or murder)
- 被告人bèi gào réndefendant (in legal case)
- 被动bèi dòngpassive
- 被窝bèi wō(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover
- 被单bèi dān(bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet
被 in a sentence
「 bèi gào rén 」 yì cí shì fǎ lǜ yòng yǔ 。
"The accused" is a legal term.
wǒ bèi pò chī le yào 。
I was forced to take medicine.
tā yīn jiǔ hòu jià shǐ ér bèi bǔ 。
He was arrested for drunken driving.
yǒu hěn duō gōng rén bèi kùn zài méi kuàng lǐ le 。
Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.
tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián 。
He got five years.