被

bèi

quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)

preposition HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

被

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

被
  • 被子bèiziblanketB5
  • 被动bèidòngpassiveB6
  • 被迫bèipòto be compelledB6
  • 被告bèigào(law) the defendantB7

See it in sentences

我的苹果被弟弟吃了。

My apple was eaten by my younger brother.

他因为迟到被老师说了。

He was told off by the teacher for being late.