被 (bei6 pei5 | bei4) : be; suffer; by; quilt

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被

bei6 pei5

bei4

[粵] bei6 | [國] bei4
[1] [v] be (used before passive verb when the doer of the action is not mentioned); suffer (from)
[2] [prep] by (used when the doer of the action is placed between 被 and the passive verb)

[粵] pei5 | [國] bei4
[1] [n] quilt; blanket; sheet
[2] [v] cover; envelop; shroud

1. Having the meanings of "be" and "by", 被 is often called a passive voice marker in Chinese grammar.
2. When used as preposition "by" in Cantonese, 被 is generally regarded as the literary version of 俾.

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

被

This word has been viewed 14508 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Oct 2013 05:19

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被告 bei6 gou3 bei4 gao4 = the accused

被動 bei6 dung6 bei4 dong4 = passive

被子 pei5 zi2 bei4 zi5 = quilt; blanket

被迫 bei6 bik1 bei4 po4 = to be forced; compelled

被捕 bei6 bou6 bei4 bu3 = be under arrest

被面 pei5 min6*2 bei4 mian4 = bedcover

被單 pei5 daan1 bei4 dan1 = coverlet, bedsheet

被套 pei5 tou3 bei4 tao4 = quilt, bedding, bed sack

珠被 zyu1 pei5 = integument; integumentum

被逼 bei6 bik1 bei4 bi1 = to be forced/compelled/coerced

被困 bei6 kwan3 bei4 kun4 = to be trapped or surrounded

被指控 bei6 zi2 hung3 bei4 zhi3 kong4 = was charged with; was accused of

被控 bei6 hung3 bei4 kong4 = charge with, accuse

被架空 bei6 gaa3*2 hung1 bei4 jia4 kong1 = on the shelf

被動免疫 bei6 dung6 min5 jik6 bei4 dong4 mian3 yi4 = passive immunity

被告人 bei6 gou3 jan4 bei4 gao4 ren2 = the defendant; the accused

被殺 bei6 saat3 = to be killed

被害 bei6 hoi6 bei4 hai4 = to be victim, to be injured

被……取代 bei6 ……ceoi2 doi6 bei4……qu3 dai4 = replaced by

被騙 bei6 pin3 = have been duped

被訪者 bei6 fong2 ze2 = variant of 受訪者

被袋 pei5 doi6*2 bei4 dai4 = bedding bag

羽絨被 jyu5 jung4*2 pei5 = feather-down quilt

被勒死 bei6 lak6 sei2 bi4 lei1 si3 = to be strangled

三幅被 saam1 fuk1 pei5 = oldish, hackneyed theme 粵

講嚟講去三幅被 gong2 lai4 gong2 heoi3 saam1 fuk1 pei5 = say the same thing over and over 粵

冚被 kam2 pei5 = cover with a quilt 粵

一朝被蛇咬 jat1 ziu1 bei6 se4 ngaau5 yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 = one bitten by the snake fears the snake; a burnt child dreads the fire

花被 faa1 pei5 hua1 bian1 = perianth; floral envelope

被淘汰 bei6 tou4 taai3 = to be eliminated through competition; to weed something or somebody out

被虐狂 bei6 joek6 kong4 bei4 nve4 kuang2 = masochism

被人歧視 bei6 jan4 kei4 si6 bei4 ren2 qi2 shi4 = being discriminated 國

天跌落嚟當被冚 tin1 dit3 lok6 lei4 dong3 pei5 kam2 = don’t worry too much 粵

戽被 fu3 pei5 = blanket kicking 粵

被拘留 bei6 keoi1 lau4 = to be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado

被害人 bei6 hoi6 jan4 bei4 hai4 ren2 = the victim, the injured party

被人 bei6 jan4 bei4 ren2 = to be ... by someone

天冧當被冚 tin1 lam3 dong3 pei5 kam2 tian1 lin2 dang1 bei4 kan3 = to remain composed even in the hardest times; to not worry about anything 粵

薄被 bok6 pei5 = comforter 粵

棉被 min4 pei5 mian2 bei4 = cotton quilt; comforter; cotton blanket

被人罵 bei6 jan4 maa6 bei4 ren2 ma4 = to get a telling-off, to get a scolding

被譽為 bei6 jyu6 wai4 bei4 yu4 wei2 = be acclaimed as; be regarded as

被害者 bei6 hoi6 ze2 bei4 hai4 zhe3 = the victim

被除數 bei6 ceoi4 sou3 bei4 chu2 shu4 = [math.] dividend

被子植物 pei5 zi2 zik6 mat6 bei4 zi3 zhi2 wu4 = angiosperm (common formation)

被動吸煙 bei6 dung6 kap1 jin1 bei4 dong4 xi1 yan1 = passive smoking; second-hand smoking (common formation)

聰明反被聰明誤 cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 = too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself

被竇 pei5 dau3 bei4 dou4 = cosy quilt 粵

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這些囚犯被分批帶出去槍斃了。國
The prisoners were led out in batches and shot.

係環境被逼先至去標參 粵
The circumstances forced him to kidnap.

間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！國
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.

消防員救出被困電梯內嘅三人。粵
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

乜你咁大個人重戽被㗎粵
You are so old now yet you still kick your blanket when you sleep!

因為走投無路而被逼賣兒鬻女
Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.

可唔可以解釋一下點解妳會無端端被人拉呢？粵
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
[Lit. Can-cannot explain a-little-bit why you would-be for-no-reason by people arrest [particle]?]

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