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被
bèi
Main
English Definitionquilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with; (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how somebody or something was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自杀)
Simplified Script被
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinbèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bei6
Part of Speech(介) preposition
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word    
被动bèidòngpassive
被告bèigàodefendant
被迫bèipòto be compelled; to be forced
被子bèiziquilt
被窝bèiwōquilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding); (contemporary) bedding; quilt; blankets; cover; bed
Words With Same Tail Word    
棉被miánbèicomforter; quilt
植被zhíbèivegetation; plant cover
包被bāobèiperidium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
体被tǐbèiintegumentum
花被huābèiperianth (common term for calyx and corolla); border and protecting envelope of a flower
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