What does 被 mean in Chinese?
被 (bèi) means quilt.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
被
quilt
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
quilt
02
to cover (with)
03
(literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
04
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)
05
(since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip")
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 被
How do you pronounce 被?
被 is pronounced bèi.
Is 被 an HSK word?
被 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 被?
被 is used as a 介词 (preposition) in Chinese.
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