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bèi

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bèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèi | bei4
English translation
contradictory; counter to

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About bèi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

bèi

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of bèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄孛

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

bèi

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Example sentences using bèi

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shuì 这个 zhè ge 决定 juédìng 有悖天理 tiān lǐ

He said that the decision flew in the face of natural justice.

Words with bèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bèi perverse bèi
悖论 bèi lùn paradox (logic)悖論
有悖于 yǒu bèi yú to go against有悖於
并行不悖 bìng xíng bù bèi not mutually exclusive並行不悖
悖逆 bèi nì contrary悖逆 bèi nì
悖谬 bèi miù absurd悖謬

bèi Decomposition & Compounds

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