bèi

  1. bèi preposition by
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Passive 被动
    Notes: 被 indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses and usually conveys a sense of adversity, for example 被骂 'was scolded' (CC-CEDICT '被'; Guoyu '被' particle; Kroll 2015 '被' 4a, p. 13; Sun 2006, loc. 2193; Unihan '被'; XHZD '被' 3, p. 30)
  2. bèi noun a quilt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 被子 (CC-CEDICT '被'; Guoyu '被' n 1; Kroll 2015 '被' 1, p. 13; XHZD '被' 1, p. 30)
  3. bèi verb to cover
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 被覆 (CC-CEDICT '被'; Guoyu '被' v 1; Kroll 2015 '被' 2a, p. 13; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 523; XHZD '被' 2, p. 30)
  4. bèi noun a cape
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '被' 2, p. 13)
  5. bèi verb to put over the top of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 配上 (Guoyu '被' v 4; Kroll 2015 '被' 2b, p. 13)
  6. bèi verb to reach
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 及 or 达到 (Guoyu '被' v 3; Kroll 2015 '被' 3, p. 13)
  7. bèi verb to encounter; to be subject to; to incur
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 遭遇 (Guoyu '被' v 2; Kroll 2015 '被' 4, p. 13)
  8. bèi adverb because
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 因为 (Guoyu '被' adv)
  9. bèi proper noun Bei
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '被' n 2)
  10. verb to drape over
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in wearing a cape over the shoulders; as a variant of 披 (Guoyu '被' pī v 2; Kroll 2015 '被' pī, p. 13; XHZD '被' pī, p. 30)
  11. verb to scatter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 披 (Guoyu '被' pī v 1)

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被子植物

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