| 被 | 1041C05 63C.82-2 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄅㄟˋ [bei4] (in certain AC phrr. var. of 披 *ㄆㄧ [pi1] ). | ||
| N. | Quilted bedding, quilt: 棉被 cotton quilt, see 被服，被蓋，被單，被套 [bei4fu0], [bei4gai4], [bei4dan1], [bei4tao4]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | To cover, spread: 澤被天下 benefits spread to all people; 被褐懷玉 phr., (AC) dress poorly and be rich spiritually (褐 poor man's dress); 被 (*[pi1]) 堅執銳 (＝披堅) phr., well armed with armor and weapons. | |||||
| Aux. vb. | Equiv. “be” in passive voice: 被人聽見 be heard, overheard by others; 被選 be elected; 被人謀害，侮辱，推崇 be murdered, humiliated, worshipped by others; 被他拿走 was taken away by him; 權利被剝奪 was deprived of his rights, etc.; 被辱，被害，被累，被欺 etc., be humiliated, murdered, implicated, cheated, etc.; except where clearly desirable to indicate recipient of action (elect, deprive, insult etc.), the passive voice does not require 被：錢用完（＝鏄被用完），房子燒掉，門關上 money is spent, house is burned down, door is closed (when n. is followed by v.t.). | |||||
| Words | 1. 被乘數 [bei4cheng2shu4], n., (math.) the factor to be multiplied, the multiplicand. 2. 被除數 [bei4chu2shu4], n., (math.) the factor to be divided, dividend. 3. 被搭子 [bei4da1zi0], n., bed sack. 4. 被單 [bei4dan1], n., bed sheet. 5. 被動 [bei4dong4], adj., passive (contrast 主動 active, taking initiative). 6. 被服 [bei4fu0], n., bedding: 被服儒行 [bei4fu2ru2xing4], phr., (AC) keep Confucian conduct every moment (like personal clothing). 7. 被覆線 [bei4fu4xian4], n., insulated wire. 8. 被蓋 [bei4gai4], n., bedspread. 9. 被告 [bei4gao4], n., the accused; defendant (opp. to 原告 plaintiff). 10. 被酒 [bei4jiu3], adj., drunk. 11. 被褥 [bei4ru4], n., bedding and mattress, gen. term for beddings (一床被褥). 12. 被選權 [bei4xUan3qUan2], n., the right to be elected. 13. 被套 [bei4tao4], n., bed sack. 14. 被窩 [bei4wo1], n., warm inside space of quilts: 在被窩裡 well wrapped up in bed. | |||||