被
Meanings
- quilt
- to cover (with)
- (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
- 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)
- (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")
In sentences
门被踢开了。The door was kicked open. #5581800
你被人爱着。You are loved. #7781517
面包被吃了一半。The bun was half eaten. #14023304
我被要求在这里等。I was asked to wait here. #465884
孩子们被照顾得很好。The children were well looked after. #5911665
它们什么时候能被送到?How soon can they be delivered? #5967334
Words with 被
- 被迫 to be compelled; to be forced
- 被捕 to be arrested
- 植被 vegetation
- 被动 passive
- 被子 blanket; quilt
- 被选举权 the right to be elected
- 被告 the defendant; the accused
- 被窝 quilt wrapped around the body as a tube
- 被告人 defendant (in legal case)
- 被褥 bedding
- 棉被 comforter; quilt
- 被子植物 angiosperm (flowering plants with seed…