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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
Similar Characters: 帔 破 波 坡 彼 玻 披 疲 跛 皱
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Example Words
被告HSK 6 bèi gào defendant
被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced
被动HSK 6 bèi dòng passive
植被 zhí bèi vegetation; plant cover
被子HSK 5 bèi zi quilt; Classifiers: 床
More:被* | *被 | *被*
Example Sentences
1
tā
他
bèi
被
tuō zǒu
拖走
le
了
。
He was dragged away.
2
qǐng
请
bǎ
把
bèi zi
被子
pū píng
铺平
。
Please spread the quilt.
3
tā
她
bèi
被
hēi àn
黑暗
tūn shì
吞噬
。
She was swallowed by darkness
4
wǒ
我
bèi
被
wén zi
蚊子
yǎo
咬
le
了
。
I was bitten by a mosquito.
5
wǒ
我
huàn shàng
换上
le
了
xīn
新
bèi zi
被子
。
I changed to a new quilt.
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