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
coat (of an animal)
survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
objectified
suspect (in criminal investigation)
(contemporary) bedding; quilt; blankets
erhua variant of bèi wō
erhua variant of bèi wō
kidnap victim; kidnapped (person)
kidnap victim; kidnapped (person)
quilt; cover
quilt; cover
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc)
respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc)
translated
translated
the right to be elected; the right to stand for election
the right to be elected; the right to stand for election
dividend
quilt
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