被 bèi

passive indicator 'by'; bedding

HSK 3 #154

DEFINITIONS

被 bèi
  • 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 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])

STROKES

WORDS

被子 bèi zi
HSK 5
quilt; CL:床[chuang2]
被告 bèi gào
HSK 6
defendant
被动 bèi dòng
HSK 6
passive
被捕 bèi bǔ to be arrested; under arrest
被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced
被害人 bèi hài rén victim
被告人 bèi gào rén defendant (in legal case)
被害者 bèi hài zhě victim (of a wounding or murder)
被单 bèi dān (bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet; CL:床[chuang2]
被窝 bèi wō quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding); (contemporary) bedding; quilt; blankets; cover; bed
植被 zhí bèi vegetation; plant cover
被套 bèi tào quilt cover; to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc)
被褥 bèi rù bedding; bedclothes
棉被 mián bèi comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4]
聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
垫被 diàn bèi mattress
被子植物 bèi zǐ zhí wù angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
被除数 bèi chú shù dividend
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ， shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ， shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
包被 bāo bèi peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
原被告 yuán bèi gào plaintiff and defendant; prosecution and defense (lawyers)
墊被 diàn bèi mattress
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