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被
bèi
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被
被 (bèi) is an HSK 3 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is quilt; depending on context, it can also mean to cover (with) or (literary) to suffer (a misfortune). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01quilt
02to cover (with)
03(literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
04used 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)
被
我以前被骗过。Wǒ yǐ qián bèi piàn guò。
I've been cheated before.
这条被子很暖和。Zhè tiáo bèi zi hěn nuǎn huo。
This quilt is very warm.
汤姆应该要被开除。Tāng mǔ yīng gāi yào bèi kāi chú。
Tom should be fired.