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bèi

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bèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèi | bei4
English translation
exhausted
tired, weary, fatigued

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About bèi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

bèi

Contains the radical

zhǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

ponder

Etymology of bèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

夂思

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound. Simplified form of bèi .

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Example sentences using bèi

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疲惫 píbèi de liǎn 依然 yīrán hěn 美丽 měilì , ér què lèng zài 那里 nà li .

That tired face was still very beautiful, but I was distracted there.

法律 fǎlǜ zhǐ 帮助 bāngzhù 警醒 jǐng xǐng de rén , ér 帮助 bāngzhù bèi lǎn 的人.

The law comes to the help of the vigilant, not the idle.

zhàn 一整天的确 díquè huì 人累疲惫不堪.

Standing on your feet all day really fags you out.

shì 那么 nà me lěi , 疲惫 píbèi de Shuāng tuǐ 简直 jiǎnzhí dōu 挪动 nuó dòng 不了 bù le .

She was so tired, she could scarcely move her dragging limbs.

还有 hái yǒu 别的 bié de ?”拉姆 wèn 凯瑟琳 Kǎi sè lín 疲惫 píbèi 地摇 le 摇头 yáo tóu

"Anything else?" Colum asked. Kathryn shook her head wearily.

Words with bèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
疲惫 píbèi beaten疲憊
bèi exhausted bèi
惫懒 bèi lǎn naughty憊懶
惫倦 bèi juàn tipsy憊倦

bèi Decomposition & Compounds

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bèi Decomposition

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