被
bèi
quilt
to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
Words with 被
一年被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
see 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)
包被
bāo bèi
peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
原被告
yuán bèi gào
plaintiff and defendant
垫被
diàn bèi
mattress
失信被执行人
shī xìn bèi zhí xíng rén
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
棉被
mián bèi
comforter; quilt
植被
zhí bèi
vegetation
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
花被
huā bèi
perianth (common term for calyx and corolla)
被迫
bèi pò
to be compelled
被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán
the right to be elected