被
bèi
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
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 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
Learn in the app → Write in stroke order
Characters
Examples
您被骗了。
nín bèi piàn le。
You've been had.
我被抢劫了。
wǒ bèi qiǎng jié le。
I got mugged.
他被淹死了。
tā bèi yān sǐ le。
He was drowned.
Words with this character
被告 bèi gào the defendant被迫 bèi pò to be compelled被捕 bèi bǔ to be arrested被子 bèi zi blanket被动 bèi dòng passive被控 bèi kòng to be charged被困 bèi kùn to be trapped包被 bāo bèi peridium被单 bèi dān sheet被服 bèi fú bedding and clothing被毛 bèi máo coat被面 bèi miàn quilt被墙 bèi qiáng to get blocked被褥 bèi rù bedding被胎 bèi tāi duvet inner被套 bèi tào duvet cover被窝 bèi wō quilt wrapped around the body as a tube被卧 bèi wo quilt被译 bèi yì translated垫被 diàn bèi mattress花被 huā bèi perianth棉被 mián bèi comforter植被 zhí bèi vegetation