被害人

bèihàirén

noun #4,930

Measure Word

一个被害人 gè

Meanings

1 victim (of a crime)
2 the injured party

Characters

passive marker; by

Examples

HSK 4

警方正在保护被害人。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài bǎohù bèihàirén.

The police are protecting the victim.

HSK 6

被害人的家属要求赔偿。

Bèihàirén de jiāshǔ yāoqiú péicháng.

The victim's family demanded compensation.

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