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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

被 [bèi]

1. noun quilt

棉被

cotton-padded quilt
2. verb meet with

被灾

meet with disaster
3. preposition

他被哥哥打了一顿。

He was beaten up by his elder brother.
4. particle

被陷害

be framed

被跟踪

be followed

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

被 [bèi]

1. noun quilt

做一床被

make a new quilt
2. verb [Literary] cover (with)
3. verb [Literary] suffer

被灾

suffer from a disaster
4. preposition by; used in a passive sentence to introduce either the doer of the action or the action if the doer is not mentioned

她被选为主席。

She was elected chairwoman.

那棵树被大风刮倒了。

The tree was uprooted by the gale.

他被对手击倒。

He was knocked down by his opponent.
5. 助词 used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning

被捕

be arrested; be under arrest

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

被 [bèi]

1. 名被子

两床被

棉被

盖被。
2. 动覆盖

被覆

花草被径。
3. 动遭受

被屈含冤

被难(ｎàｎ)。
4. 助用于动词前，表示主语是受动作支配的对象

他被评为先进工作者

房子被拆

商店被盗。
5. 介用于被动句，引进动作行为的施事者，前面的主语是动作的受事者

书被人借走了

月亮被云彩遮住了

他被经理解雇了。
6. 汉语中表示被动意义的方式很多，有时用没有形式标志的受事主语句表示(如"豆浆卖完了")，有时用"给""叫""让"等词表示，还可以在句中用"加以""得到""受""挨"等词表示。

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Examples

他肩上的被搭子也被雨淋湿了。: The cloth bag on his shoulder was soaked by the rain.
这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。: This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.
被打个半死: be beaten within an inch of one's life
他被树根绊了一下。: He stumbled over the root of a tree.
亭子被茂密的松林包围着。: The pavilion is surrounded by a thick pine forest.
他被对手击倒。: He was knocked down by his opponent.
她被选为主席。: She was elected chairwoman.
绣花被面: an embroidered quilt cover; 5243 more results

Character Decomposition

衤 [yī]	+	皮 [pí]

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Total Strokes: 10

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nciku Note

Prepositions as introducers of objects

Prepositions as introducers of objects

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “对” duì, “对于” duìyú, “关于” guānyú, “至于” zhìyú, “和” hé, “跟” gēn, “同” tóng, “与” yǔ, “为” wèi, “给” gěi, “替” tì, “于” yú, “把” bǎ, “将” jiāng, “叫” jiào, “让” ràng, “被” bèi, “比” bǐ, “朝” cháo, “向” xiàng can be used as prepositions to introduce the recipients - objects - of an action. “被” may be used to introduce the doers of an action.
(1) 他对我很好。
(2) 对于你来说，这只是一场游戏。
(3) 至于故事的结局，我早就忘记了。
(4) 我和（跟，同，与）他同桌三年了。
(5) 我为你准备了一份礼物。
(6) 我给你准备了一份礼物。
(7) 我替他向你问好。
(8) 技术应该服务于生产。
(9) 我把自行车修好了。
(10) 我将自行车修好了。
(11) 叫（让）过来一下。
(12) 你的自行车被我修好了。
(13) 你比他高。
(14) 他朝（向）终点冲了过去。

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