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HSK 3

bèi

by; through (passive)

Alternative translations

  • couette
  • par
  • (utilisé devant un verbe ou devant un complément d'agent pour exprimer une action passive)

Explanation

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

被风吹走

bèi fēng chuī zǒu

Be misunderstood

被误解

bèi miǎowù

North side