被叫 (bèijiào): to be called; to be summoned

Meanings

1 to be called; to be summoned
2 (telephony) called party; receiving end of a call

Characters

被

bèi

passive marker; to be (done to)

叫

jiào

to call; to summon; to be named

Examples

他被叫到校长办公室。

Tā bèi jiào dào xiàozhǎng bàngōngshì.

He was called to the principal's office.

电话费由被叫方支付。

Diànhuà fèi yóu bèijiào fāng zhīfù.

The phone fee is paid by the called party.

Tips

grammar

被叫 uses the passive marker 被 (bèi) before the verb 叫 (jiào, to call/summon). In telecom contexts, 被叫方 means 'the called party' (recipient), as opposed to 主叫方 (zhǔjiào fāng, the calling party).

Stroke Order

被 bèi

叫 jiào

Related Words

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被害人 bèihàirén #4,930

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呼叫 hūjiào #2,779

to call / to hail / to page

名叫 míngjiào #2,381

to be called / named

叫做 jiàozuò #1,402

to be called / to be known as

被害者 bèihàizhě #9,866

victim (of a crime) / the injured party

被迫 bèipò HSK 4 #4,267

to be compelled; to be forced / to be coerced

被告 bèigào HSK 6 #2,424

defendant; the accused

被捕 bèibǔ HSK 7 #1,907

to be arrested / under arrest

被 bèi HSK 3 #65

by (passive voice marker) / quilt; blanket