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

聰明反聰明誤 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
huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla); border and protecting envelope of a flower
上诉人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
侵害 bèi qīn hài stricken
保人 bèi bǎo rén insured person; insurance policyholder
优化掉 bèi yōu huà diào lit. to be optimized away; to be fired; to be the victim of downsizing
優化掉 bèi yōu huà diào lit. to be optimized away; to be fired; to be the victim of downsizing
剥削者 bèi bō xuē zhě person suffering exploitation; the workers in Marxist theory
剝削者 bèi bō xuē zhě person suffering exploitation; the workers in Marxist theory
動 bèi dòng passive
动免疫 bèi dòng miǎn yì passive immunity
動免疫 bèi dòng miǎn yì passive immunity
动吸烟 bèi dòng xī yān second-hand smoking; passive smoking
動吸煙 bèi dòng xī yān second-hand smoking; passive smoking
和谐 bèi hé xié to be "harmonized" i.e. censored
和諧 bèi hé xié to be "harmonized" i.e. censored
單 bèi dān (bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet; CL:床[chuang2]
执行人 bèi zhí xíng rén person who has failed to fulfill a court order
執行人 bèi zhí xíng rén person who has failed to fulfill a court order
子植物门 bèi zǐ zhí wù mén angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
子植物門 bèi zǐ zhí wù mén angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
控 bèi kòng the accused (in a trial)
旅游 bèi lǚ yóu (coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched
服 bèi fú bedding and clothing