被
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Definitions
- 1. quilt
- 2. to cover (with)
- 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
- 4. 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)
- 5. (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[bèi lu:3 yóu] to \go on a trip\, for example)
Example Sentences
1 shown門突然 被 Mike 門啟了。
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Words Containing 被
passive
defendant
quilt
to be arrested
to be compelled
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
plaintiff and defendant
mattress
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
comforter
vegetation
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
perianth (common term for calyx and corolla)
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
multiplicand
stricken
insured person
to be made redundant
person suffering exploitation
augend; addend
passive immunity
second-hand smoking
defendant (in legal case)
to be \harmonized\ i.e. censored
(bed) sheet
to be trapped; to be stranded
(law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)
quilt cover
angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
victim
victim (of a wounding or murder)
the accused (in a trial)
(coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched
bedding and clothing
coat (of an animal)
(math.) minuend
survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
objectified
suspect (in criminal investigation)
quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
quilt
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
bedding
respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc)
translated
the right to be elected
dividend (math.)
quilt