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被 (bèi): Quilt — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 被

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How to write 被 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 被

被 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
被
衤yī · clothing
皮pí · skin
被=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 被

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5.

How to Use 被

Passive Voice Marker

被 marks the passive voice or a passive situation.

被动 • bèi dòng • passive • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
zǒng总
shì

Information

Pinyinbèi
Meaningquilt; by (somebody/something)
Strokes10
Radical衤
Traditional被
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#606
Zhuyinㄅㄟˋ
UnicodeU+88AB
CangjieLDHE
衤yī · clothing
+皮pí · skin

The clothing component connects this character to clothes or fabric.

bèi被
dòng动

passive

被告 • bèi gào • defendant; the accused • HSK 6
HSK 6
bèi被
gào告

defendant; the accused

被迫 • bèi pò • to be compelled • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bèi被
pò迫

to be compelled

是
chǔ处
yú于
bèi被
dòng动
zhuàng状
tài态
。

He is always in a passive state at work

dōng冬
tiān天
xū需
yào要
gài盖
hòu厚
bèi被
zi子
bǎo保
nuǎn暖
。

In winter, we need thick quilts to keep warm

wǒ我
de的
bèi被
zi子
hěn很
nuǎn暖
huo和
。

My quilt is very warm.

wǒ我
de的
bèi被
rù褥
hěn很
nuǎn暖
huo和
。

My bedding is very warm.

Zhè这
tiáo条
bèi被
dān单
shì是
chún纯
mián棉
de的
。

This bedsheet is pure cotton.

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