被
bèi
HSK 3Rank #288
- 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[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
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