被害者 (bèihàizhě): victim (of a crime)

Measure Word

一名被害者 míng

Meanings

1 victim (of a crime)
2 the injured party

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

警方正在保护被害者。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài bǎohù bèihàizhě.

The police are protecting the victim.

HSK 3

被害者年仅二十岁。

Bèihàizhě nián jǐn èrshí suì.

The victim was only twenty years old.

HSK 5

被害者的家属要求赔偿。

Bèihàizhě de jiāshǔ yāoqiú péicháng.

The victim's family demanded compensation.

Tips

usage

被害者 is formal/legal. In everyday speech, 受害者 is more common and covers a broader range of victims. 被害者 specifically implies criminal harm.

Stroke Order

被 bèi

害 hài

者 zhě

Related Words

被害人 bèihàirén #4,930

victim (of a crime) / the injured party

被害 bèihài #6,378

to be murdered / to be victimized / to be harmed

受害者 shòuhàizhě #1,257

victim / casualty

受害人 shòuhàirén HSK 7-9 #1,972

victim / injured party

遇害者 yùhàizhě #17,892

murder victim / person who was killed

死者 sǐzhě #1,412

the deceased / the dead (person) / the victim (of a fatal incident)

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 7-9 #1,907

to be arrested / under arrest

被 bèi HSK 3 #65

by (passive voice marker) / quilt; blanket