被

The character "被" has 10 strokes. "被" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "被" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "被" are "bèi" "pī" . View the stroke order of "被">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "被"

n.: quilt

v.: cover (with); suffer (from)

prep.: by

• quilt : n.印花被；羽绒被；编织床罩；绝缘层；绝缘垫
• by : prep.由；被；凭借；用；通过；以…之差；相差…；到…之前；不迟于；在…旁边；靠近；在…的时候；关于；根据；以… 的名义

Form words with "被"

被嘘下台 be hissed off the stage

被绑架者 kidnap victim; kidnapee

涤纶被 terylene quilt

被面子 outside (fabric) of a quilt

被传唤 be under a subpoena

鸳鸯被 quilt with cover embroidered with mandarin ducks

被封锁 be put under blockade

鹅绒被 goose-down quilt

被虏 be taken prisoner

被蛇咬伤 be bitten by a snake

一床被 a quilt

被误解 be wrongly construed; be misunderstood

被陌生人跟踪 be followed by a stranger

被完全击溃 be in full rout

被铐上手铐 be handcuffed

被禁赛三场 be suspended for three games

被疏散人员 evacuee

被聘为讲师 be offered a lectureship

被坏朋友带坏 be depraved by bad company

被彻底遗忘 be utterly forgotten

Example phrases using "被"

• 他在第一轮比赛中就被刷下来了。

  He was eliminated in the first round of the game.

• 她最嫌憎的是工作中被别人打扰。

  What she hates most is being interrupted in her work.

• 整个村庄在一场战役中被吞噬了。

  The whole village was swallowed up in the maw of battle.

• 森林覆被占该国面积的五分之一。

  Forests cover one fifth of the country.

• 被拐骗的姑娘终于被救出了火坑。

  The abducted girl was at last rescued from that living hell.

• 戒严期间，进城的人被严加盘诘。

  During the curfew, all those coming to the city were cross-examined closely.

• 由于缺乏资金，建设规划被延期。

  The building programme has been delayed for lack of money.

• 那个流氓团伙被警察一窝子端了。

  That bunch of hooligans were rounded up and taken into custody by the police.

• 远山被雨雾遮掩着，变得朦胧了。

  The distant hills, being enveloped in rain and mist, looked dreamy.

• 孩子的手被冰激凌弄得黏糊糊的。

  The child’s hands were sticky from eating ice cream.