bèi

Translation

  • quilt
  • by
  • (indicates passive-voice clauses)
  • (literary) to cover
  • to meet with
  • (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])

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