Chinese Word: 被 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

被HSK 3

Pinyin: bèi

English Definition: quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with; (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自杀 )

Chinese Definition:
①睡觉时覆盖身体的东西：被子。被单。棉被。毛巾被。羽绒被。被褥。
②盖，遮覆：被覆。泽被后世(恩惠遍及后代)。
③遭遇，遭受：被灾。被难(nàn)。
④介词，用在句中表示主讲是受事者：他被(老板)辞退了。
⑤用在动词前，表示受动：被动。被告。被批评。被剥削。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 衣

Pictophonetic: 皮 indicates the sound; 衤 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 衤 [ yī ] cloth
- 皮 [ pí ] skin, hide, fur, feathers

Similar Characters: 帔破波坡彼玻披疲跛皱

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Example Words

被告	bèi gào	defendant	HSK 6
被迫	bèi pò	to be compelled; to be forced
被动	bèi dòng	passive	HSK 6
植被	zhí bèi	vegetation; plant cover
被子	bèi zi	quilt; Classifiers: 床	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		tā 他 shì 是 bèi 被 tā 他 de 的 péng yǒu 朋友 chū mài 出卖 de 的。 He was split on by his friend.
2		tā 她 bèi 被 suǒ yǒu 所有 zhè xiē 这些 wèn tí 问题 nán 难 zhù 住 le 了。 She was bemused by all the questions.
3		tā 他 bèi 被 nóng fū 农夫 men 们 guān 关 jìn 进 le 了 mǎ jiù 马厩。 He was stabled by the farmers.
4		wǒ 我 bèi 被 tā 她 de 的 gē chàng 歌唱 mí zhù 迷住 le 了。 I was enraptured by her singing.
5		rén men 人们 chī 吃 de 的 dōng xī 东西 bèi 被 xī shōu 吸收 dào 到 shēn tǐ 身体 lǐ 里 qù 去。 What we eat is assimilated into our systems.

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1		tā 他 shì 是 bèi 被 tā 他 de 的 péng yǒu 朋友 chū mài 出卖 de 的。 He was split on by his friend.
2		tā 她 bèi 被 suǒ yǒu 所有 zhè xiē 这些 wèn tí 问题 nán 难 zhù 住 le 了。 She was bemused by all the questions.
3		tā 他 bèi 被 nóng fū 农夫 men 们 guān 关 jìn 进 le 了 mǎ jiù 马厩。 He was stabled by the farmers.
4		wǒ 我 bèi 被 tā 她 de 的 gē chàng 歌唱 mí zhù 迷住 le 了。 I was enraptured by her singing.
5		rén men 人们 chī 吃 de 的 dōng xī 东西 bèi 被 xī shōu 吸收 dào 到 shēn tǐ 身体 lǐ 里 qù 去。 What we eat is assimilated into our systems.

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