Chinese word dictionary

被控

bèi kòng · to be charged; to be accused (of an offense)

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Word information

Simplified被控

Traditional被控

Pinyinbèi kòng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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被bèi

bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"

控kòng

to accuse, to charge; to control; to sue

How to learn 被控

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Words with the same characters

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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")

被子bèizi

blanket; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],床[chuang2]

控制kòngzhì

to control

被动bèidòng

passive

被迫bèipò

to be compelled; to be forced

被告bèigào

(law) the defendant; the accused