被 bèi ㄅㄟˋ bei6 HSK 3 基礎級 · Level 2

  • 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 被旅游 被旅遊 bèi lǚ yóu ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄡˊ to "go on a trip")

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 被 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 折 ( shé zit3 ) 被子 ( bèi zi pei5 zi2 )。

    Fold the quilt.

  • 您 ( nín nei5 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 骗 騙 ( piàn pin3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    You've been had.

  • 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 骗 騙 ( piàn pin3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    You've been deceived.

  • 别 別 ( bié bit6 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 杀 殺 ( shā saat3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    Don't get yourself killed.

  • 别 別 ( bié bit6 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 骗 騙 ( piàn pin3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    Don't be fooled.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.