Word information
Simplified被单
Traditional被單
Pinyinbèi dān
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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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")
菜单càidānmenu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
简单jiǎndānsimple; not complicated
名单míngdānlist of names
单位dānwèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
被子bèiziblanket; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],床[chuang2]