bèi

Translation

  • 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:3you2] to "go on a trip")

Synonyms

Examples

  • 闹钟唤醒没有鸟唤醒的好。
    Much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.
  • 选为队长。
    He was made captain.
  • 受伤者运离现场。
    The injured were removed from the scene.
  • 大熊猫认为是中国的国宝,但在一些保护区,它仍偷猎。
    The giant panda is recognised as a national treasure of China, but in some conservation areas it is still killed by poachers.
  • 这个问题都解决了。
    The matter is all settled.
  • 驻军迫投降。
    The garrison was forced to surrender.
  • 任命为议长。
    He was appointed chairman.
  • 老师骂了吗?
    Were you scolded by your teacher?
  • 该报文章中将告人描述成一个罪魁祸首,尽管他已经证明是无辜的了
    The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
  • 这张桌子 Tom 用过。
    This desk is used by Tom.
Chinese Tones