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被 (bei6) — be (used before passive verb when the doer of the action is not mentioned); suffer (from) in Cantonese

beiˍ₆被
Mandarin Pinyin: bei4

Meaning of 被

nounbe (used before passive verb when the doer of the action is not mentioned); suffer (from)
nounby (used when the doer of the action is placed between 被 and the passive verb)

Example Sentences with 被

這些囚犯被分批帶出去槍斃了。
The prisoners were led out in batches and shot.
係環境被逼先至去標參
The circumstances forced him to kidnap.
間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.
被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
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Words Containing 被

被告人bei6 gou3 jan4
the defendant; the accused
被動免疫bei6 dung6 min5 jik6
passive immunity
被指控bei6 zi2 hung3
was charged with; was accused of
被困bei6 kwan3
to be trapped or surrounded
講嚟講去三幅被gong2 lai4 gong2 heoi3 saam1 fuk1 pei5
say the same thing over and over
花被faa1 pei5
perianth; floral envelope
聰明反被聰明誤cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6
clever people may fall victim to their own cleverness
珠被zyu1 pei5
integument; integumentum
被虐狂bei6 joek6 kong4
masochism
被面pei5 min2
bedcover
三幅被saam1 fuk1 pei5
oldish, hackneyed theme; same old tune
羽絨被jyu5 jung2 pei5
feather-down quilt

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