被叫

bèijiào

phrase #27,693

Meanings

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

Characters

passive marker; to be (done to)

to call; to summon; to be named

Examples

他被叫到校长办公室。

Tā bèijiào dào xiàozhǎng bàngōngshì.

He was called to the principal's office.

电话费由被叫方支付。

Diànhuàfèi 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