被
bèi
HSK 33 readings
“Quilt” in Chinese is 被 (bèi).
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Meaning
- quilt
- to cover (with)
- 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)
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- (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")
- (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
Example
Readings
- bèiquilt / 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 to "go on a trip")
- pīto drape over the shoulders (variant of 披)
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Words containing 被
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