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被单
bèi dān



被单
sheet


Definitions

Chinese > English
被单
     1. Simplified form of 被單
被單bèidān
     1. n. bedsheet (covering for a mattress)
     2. n. double-layered sheet (used as a quilt)
English > Chinese
sheet
     1. 名词. 岩席
Components
bèi
     1. bedding; quilt; blanket
           被子zi - quilt
           被褥 - bedding, bedclothes
           墊被 - mattress
     2. by
           我 被 蚊子zi 咬 了。 - I got bitten by mosquitoes.
     3. (Used before a verb to indicate passive voice, often with a negative connotation.)
           我 的 錶 被 偷 了。 - My watch has been stolen.
           我們 的 汽車 尾巴ba 被 撞壞 了。 - The rear end of our car was smashed.
     4. (neologism) passively; under duress; in a forged manner; etc.
           被.自殺 - to "be suicided"; to be killed by the authorities who then pass one's death off as suicide
           被 就業 - to "be achieved employment"; to be falsely recorded as employed (for the purpose of falsifying employment data)
           被 吸菸 - to smoke secondhand
           被 嫖娼 - to be falsely accused of visiting a prostitute
     5. . (attention, zh, not sure if it should be here or in pron 1)
     6. =====Usage notes=====
     7. (zh-o) Alternative form of 披 (to cover oneself; to scatter)
     8. Alternative form of 髲 (wig)
     9. Alternative form of 彼 (that)
     10. Alternative form of 帔
     1. Variant of 單
dān
     1. single; individual; solitary
     2. thin; narrow; faint
     3. simple; uncomplicated
     4. (of clothes) unlined
     5. (mathematics) Short for 單數 (odd)
     6. (linguistics) Short for 單數 (singular)
     7. cover; bed sheet
     8. list; register; catalogue
     9. only; merely; simply
     10. and; plus
     11. bill
           埋單 - to pay a bill
     12. (zh-obsolete) to surround
     13. (zh-used, 單于)
     14. (zh-used, 單閼)
     15. (zh-div, 縣) place, zh, county, p/Shandong, t1=Shan County
     16. Alternative form of 嘽
     17. Alternative form of 繟
     18. Variant of 亶
     19. Variant of 憚
     20. Alternative form of 戰
     21. (zh-used, 單至)
     22. (rare)
     23. (cat, cmn, Elementary Mandarin)
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