How is 被 pronounced?

被 is pronounced “bèi” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 被?

被 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 被?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 被 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3prepositionadverb

被

bèi

被 (bèi) means “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 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example)”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我被老师批评了。

Wǒ bèi lǎoshī pīpíng le.

I was criticized by the teacher.

Words containing 被

被子bèi ziquilt 被动bèi dòngpassive 被告bèi gàodefendant 被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced

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Frequently asked questions

What does 被 mean?: 被 (bèi) means “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 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 被 pronounced?: 被 is pronounced “bèi” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 被?: 被 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 被?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 被 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27