Skip to main content

被

被
bèi
⾐Radical 145 · 10 strokes

used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)

HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 3 (3.0)5 meanings#63
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹介preposition

    used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)

    中表示被动的意思,放在动词前biǎoshì bèidòng de yìsi, fàngzai dòngcí qián

    • 。

      He took my phone away.

    + 5 more examples for this meaning
    • 。

      My watch was stolen.

    • 。

      My watch was stolen.

    • 。

      The door has been locked from the inside.

    • 。

      The door has been locked from the inside.

    • 。

      I got fired yesterday.

  2. 貳动verb

    (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)

    中遭受不好的事情;受到伤害或损失zāoshòu búhǎo de shìqing; shòudào shānghài huò sunshī

    • 。

      He got wet from the rain.

  3. 參动verb

    to cover (with)

    中用布、衣服等盖住身体或东西yòng bù、yīfu děng gàizhù shēntǐ huò dōngxi

    • 。

      He is covered with a blanket.

  4. 肆助particle

    (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")

    • 。

      He was taken on a trip.

  5. 伍名noun

    quilt

    中盖在身上保暖的布制品gài zài shēnshang bǎonuǎn de bùzhì pǐn

    • 。

      I like this blanket.

被
bèi
RADICAL⾐
10 strokes
Open this character’s entry
笔顺STROKE ORDER
Loading…

Explore more related entries to look up.

Data