bèi

(indicates passive-voice clauses); by; quilt

HSK 3 #154

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 154th character
Radical ⾐ (145.5)
Strokes 10
Index # 2118

Definitions

被 bèi
  1. 1. (indicates passive-voice clauses)
  2. 2. by
  3. 3. quilt
  4. 4. (literary) to cover
  5. 5. to meet with
  6. 6. (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 bèi zì shā)

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Words containing 被

Word Meaning
cleverness that backfires; too clever, gets hurt
perianth (common term for calyx and corolla)
appellee; person who won lower court case
appellee; winning side in the appealed case
stricken
insured person; insurance policyholder
lit. to be optimized away; to be fired
lit. to be optimized away; to be fired
person suffering exploitation
person suffering exploitation
passive
passive immunity
passive immunity
second-hand smoking; passive smoking
second-hand smoking; passive smoking
to be "harmonized" i.e. censored
to be "harmonized" i.e. censored
(bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet
person who has failed to fulfill a court order
person who has failed to fulfill a court order
phylum of flowering plants
angiosperms; phylum of flowering plants
the accused (in a trial)
forced on monitored trip by authorities
bedding and clothing