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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 被告
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 被告 | bèi gào | - defendant |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 2,424 | 4,864 | 16,422 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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:3you2] to "go on a trip") |
| 告 | gào | - (bound form) to say; to tell - to announce; to report - to denounce - to file a lawsuit; to sue |
Other Words Containing 被告
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