被害人 (bèihàirén): victim (of a crime)

Measure Word

一个被害人 gè

Meanings

1 victim (of a crime)
2 the injured party

Characters

Examples

被害人的家属要求赔偿。

Bèihàirén de jiāshǔ yāoqiú péicháng.

The victim's family demanded compensation.

警方正在保护被害人。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài bǎohù bèihàirén.

The police are protecting the victim.

Tips

grammar

被 is the passive marker in Chinese. 被害人 literally means 'person who was harmed' -- 被 (by) + 害 (harm) + 人 (person).

Stroke Order

被 bèi

害 hài

人 rén

Related Words

被害者 bèihàizhě #9,866

victim (of a crime) / the injured party

受害人 shòuhàirén HSK 7 #1,972

victim / injured party

被害 bèihài #6,378

to be murdered / to be victimized / to be harmed

被告人 bèigàorén #8,003

defendant / the accused

害人 hàirén #12,282

to harm sb / to inflict suffering / to victimize

当事人 dāngshìrén HSK 7 #2,772

the person involved / the party concerned / litigant (legal)

受害者 shòuhàizhě #1,257

victim / casualty

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