bèi

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  • 1

    n.quilt

    • mián bèi

      cotton-wadded quilt

    • máo jīn bèi

      毛巾

      towelling coverlet

    • yā róng bèi

      鸭绒

      eiderdown quilt

  • 2

    prep.(used in a passive sentence to indicate that the subject is the object of the action)

    • tā bèi xuǎn wéi dài biǎo

      代表

      She was elected a representative.

    • bìng rén yōng bèi ér zuò

      病人

      The patient sat wrapped in a quilt.

    • zuó tiān kuàng gōng de gōng rén bèi zàn shí tíng zhí

      昨天旷工工人暂时停职

      The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

    synonym
  • 3

    v.fmlcover

    • bèi fù

      cover

  • 4

    v.encounter; suffer

    • bèi zāi

      suffer from a disaster

  • 5

    auxiliary word(used before a verb to form a passive phrase) by

    • bèi piàn

      be deceived

    • bèi bǔ

      be arrested

Words and phrases with 被

Word usage

  • Note
    To express passivity in Chinese, the word "被" can be omitted. Sometimes it is expressed by the subject sentence without "被" (such as "豆浆卖完了"), and sometimes it is expressed with words such as "给", "叫", "让", "加以", "得到", "受" and "挨".

Similar-form characters to 被

Chinese Characters with pinyin bèi

  • body's back; back side of an object
  • times; double
  • be equipped with; prepare
  • mollusc; cowry used as money in ancient times
  • the like; generation