Word information
Simplified被胎
Traditional被胎
Pinyinbèi tāi
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
被胎
bèi tāi · duvet inner; duvet insert (i.e. a duvet without its cover 被套[bei4 tao4]); quilt padding; quilt wadding
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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bèiziblanket; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],床[chuang2]
被动bèidòngpassive
被迫bèipòto be compelled; to be forced
被告bèigào(law) the defendant; the accused
轮胎lúntāitire; pneumatic tire