Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: bei4
Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
English Meaning: 1. (passive indicator) 2. quilt, duvet
German Meaning: (Passivpartikel)

Example Sentences:

他被公司炒魷魚了。
他被公司炒鱿鱼了。
ta1 bei4 gong1 si1 chao3 you2 yu2 le5.
He was fired by the company.
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他被判刑坐牢七年。
他被判刑坐牢七年。
ta1 bei4 pan4 xing2 zuo4 lao2 qi1 nian2.
He was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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那個人因酒後駕車被警察帶走。
那个人因酒后驾车被警察带走。
na4 ge5 ren2 yin1 jiu3 hou4 jia4 che1 bei4 jing3 cha2 dai4 zou3.
That guy was taken away by the police due to drink-driving.
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昨晚珍妮的錢包和護照被偷了。
昨晚珍妮的钱包和护照被偷了。
zuo2 wan3 zhen1 ni2 de5 qian2 bao1 han4 hu4 zhao4 bei4 tou1 le5.
Jenny had her purse and passport stolen last night.
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他被判刑後坐了七年的牢。
他被判刑后坐了七年的牢。
ta1 bei4 pan4 xing2 hou4 zuo4 le5 qi1 nian2 de5 lao2.
After being sentenced, he served in jail for seven years.
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你睡覺時最好掛蚊帳才不會被蚊子咬。
你睡觉时最好挂蚊帐才不会被蚊子咬。
ni3 shui4 jiao4 shi2 zui4 hao3 gua4 wen2 zhang4 cai2 bu2 hui4 bei4 wen2 zi5 yao3.
You had better hang a mosquito net while sleeping in order to avoid mosquito bites.
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因為內部重整,這兩個部門被合併為一。
因为内部重整,这两个部门被合并为一。
yin1 wei4 nei4 bu4 chong2 zheng3, zhe4 liang3 ge5 bu4 men2 bei4 he2 bing4 wei2 yi1.
Due to an internal reorganisation, these two departments have been merged.
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