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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 被告人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
被告人 bèi gào rén - defendant (in legal case)

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
- - 8,003 7,324 24,746

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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")
gào- (bound form) to say; to tell
- to announce; to report
- to denounce
- to file a lawsuit; to sue
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 被告人

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
被告人 - - 8,003 7,324 24,746