被告
Old HSK 6
被告 (bèigào) · defendant
被告 (bèigào) means “defendant; the accused”. It is written with 2 characters: 被 (by (marks the passive)) + 告 (to tell). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 被告 is built
The characters
被 bèi · by (marks the passive)
What 被 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: 衤 gives the meaning, 皮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
告 gào · to tell
What 告 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
被告今天要出庭。Bèigào jīntiān yào chūtíng.The defendant appears in court today.
法官让被告说明情况。Fǎguān ràng bèigào shuōmíng qíngkuàng.The judge asked the defendant to explain.
Questions about 被告
What does 被告 mean?
被告 (bèigào) means “defendant; the accused”.
How do you pronounce 被告?
被告 is pronounced bèigào.
Which HSK level is 被告?
被告 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 被子bèiziquilt
- 被迫bèipòto be forced to
- 被动bèidòngpassive
- 被bèiby (marks the passive)
- 告诉gàosuto tell
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 告别gàobiéto say goodbye
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 布告bùgàonotice
Learn 被告 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.