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bèi

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Radical
Strokes10
HSK 3
Definitions
n
  • quilt
v
  • to cover (with)
  • (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
part
  • 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")
Examples

棉被

mián bèi

cotton quilt

夹被

jiá bèi

quilted comforter

睡觉要盖好被

shuì jiào yào gài hǎo bèi

cover yourself well with the quilt when sleeping

Strokes: 10HSK 3Frequency #1032Verified
被 (bèi) — quilt - ISCBJ Dictionary