被

bèi

quilt, by, (indicates passive-voice clauses), (literary) to cover, to meet with, (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自杀)

她被谋杀了

tā bèi móu shā le

She was murdered

我被蛇咬了

wo bei she yao le

I by snake bitten

我被狗咬了

wo bei gou yao le

I by dog bitten

我被他打了

wo bei ta da le

I by him beaten

我被音乐吵醒

wǒ bèi yīn yuè chǎo xǐng

I by music woken up

厕所被堵住了

cè suǒ bèi dǔ zhù le

Toilet blocked

他被斧子袭击

tā bèi fǔ zi xí jī

He was attacked with an ax

我的头发被缠住了。

wǒ de tóu fa bèi chán zhù le。

My hair got tangled.

这个城市被山脉围绕

zhè ge chéng shì bèi shān mài wéi rào

The city is surrounded by mountains

床被旁边有一只枕头。

chuáng bèi páng biān yǒu yī zhǐ zhěn tou。

There was a pillow next to the comforter.