被
bèi
HSK 4
#154 most
frequent character
by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)
preposition
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
被 has 衤 clothes as its meaning part and 皮 pí as a sound part. It first meant 'blanket', something made of cloth. The meaning grew to 'to cover', then to 'to suffer, endure', and finally to the passive 'by'.
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Example Sentences
这本书被我借走了。
zhè běn shū bèi wǒ jiè zǒule 。
This book was borrowed by me.
他的家被风刮倒了。
tāde jiā bèi fēng guā dǎole 。
His house was knocked down by the wind.
这个问题被老师解答了。
zhègè wèntí bèi lǎoshī jiědá le 。
This question was answered by the teacher.
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