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

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.

More 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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