被告 (bèigào) · defendant; the accused

Measure Word

一名被告 míng

Meanings

1 defendant; the accused

Characters

to accuse; to sue; to tell

The one who is accused - the defendant.

Examples

HSK 6

法官要求被告站起来。

Fǎguān yāoqiú bèigào zhànqǐlái.

The judge asked the defendant to stand up.

HSK 7-9

被告否认了所有指控。

Bèigào fǒurèn le suǒyǒu zhǐkòng.

The defendant denied all charges.

HSK 7-9

原告要求被告赔偿全部损失。

Yuángào yāoqiú bèigào péicháng quánbù sǔnshī.

The plaintiff demanded that the defendant compensate for all the losses.

Tips

usage

被告 (defendant, the accused) vs 原告 (plaintiff, the one who sues). The 被 passive marker makes the meaning clear: 被告 = the one who is told on/accused.

Stroke Order

被 bèi

告 gào

Related Words

被告人 bèigàorén #8,003

defendant / the accused

被告席 bèigàoxí #24,412

defendant's seat / dock (in a courtroom)

告 gào HSK 7-9 #2,623

to tell; to inform / to announce; to declare / to sue; to accuse

控告 kònggào HSK 7-9 #4,470

to accuse / to charge (in court) / to prosecute

告知 gàozhī HSK 7-9 #4,578

to inform / to notify / to advise

原告 yuángào HSK 7-9 #6,734

plaintiff; complainant / prosecutor (in a civil case)

通告 tōnggào HSK 7-9 #6,871

public notice / announcement / circular

忠告 zhōnggào HSK 7-9 #7,250

sincere advice; earnest counsel / to advise sincerely; to admonish

预告 yùgào HSK 7-9 #7,630

trailer (for a movie/show) / preview / advance notice / to announce in advance

宣告 xuāngào HSK 7-9 #9,802

to declare / to proclaim / to announce