被

Pinyin: bèi

by (marks the passive voice); quilt

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 preposition

Example sentence

这被认为是一件大事。

Zhè bèi rènwéi shì yī jiàn dàshì.

This is considered to be a matter of great importance.

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What 被 means

被 (bèi) is a Chinese word meaning “by (marks the passive voice); quilt”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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