Hanzi

被

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 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3 you2] to "go on a trip", for example)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

bèi, bì, pī, pì

Bopomofo

ㄅㄟˋ, ㄅㄧˋ, ㄆㄧ, ㄆㄧˋ

Jyutping

pei5

Example sentences

被 bèi
他的書被同學借走了。
他的书被同学借走了。

His book was borrowed by a classmate.

違反 / 违反 wéifǎn
他因為違反校規而被記過了。
他因为违反校规而被记过了。

He was given a demerit because he violated school rules.

被子 bèizi
這條被子很暖和。
这条被子很暖和。

This quilt is very warm.

疊 / 叠 dié
請把被子疊好。
请把被子叠好。

Please fold the quilt properly.

棉被 miánbèi
這條棉被很溫暖。
这条棉被很温暖。

This quilt is very warm.

炕 kàng
冬天，奶奶把棉被鋪在熱炕上。
冬天，奶奶把棉被铺在热炕上。

In winter, Grandma spread the quilt on the warm heated brick bed.

植被 zhíbèi
山坡上的植被恢復後，溪水變得清澈許多。
山坡上的植被恢复后，溪水变得清澈许多。

After the vegetation on the hillside recovered, the stream water became much clearer.

Example Vocabulary

被

bei4

by (passive marker); quilt; blanket

被子

bei4'zi

quilt; blanket

被窩

bei4'wo1

包被

墊被

dian4'bei4

棉被

mian2'bei4

cotton quilt; quilt

植被

zhi2'bei4

vegetation; plant cover in an area

花被

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