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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。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 被
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
second-hand smoking
to be trapped; to be stranded
suspect (in criminal investigation)
(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
victim
bedding
defendant
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
dividend (math.)
quilt
translated
the accused (in a trial)
to be \harmonized\ i.e. censored
perianth (common term for calyx and corolla)
quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
multiplicand
peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
quilt cover
bedding and clothing
to be made redundant
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
(law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)
passive immunity
(bed) sheet
augend; addend
quilt
vegetation
person suffering exploitation
plaintiff and defendant
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
(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)
to be compelled
objectified
coat (of an animal)
the right to be elected
victim (of a wounding or murder)
angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
(math.) minuend
mattress
comforter
quilt
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
passive
insured person
stricken
respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc)
defendant (in legal case)
to be arrested