被害者

bèihàizhě

noun #9,866

Measure Word

一名被害者 míng

Meanings

1 victim (of a crime)
2 the injured party

Characters

passive marker; by

to harm; to injure

person (suffix)

Examples

被害者的家属要求赔偿。

Bèihàizhě de jiāshǔ yāoqiú péicháng.

The victim's family demanded compensation.

警方正在保护被害者。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài bǎohù bèihàizhě.

The police are protecting the victim.

被害者年仅二十岁。

Bèihàizhě nián jǐn èrshí suì.

The victim was only twenty years old.

Tips

usage

被害者 is formal/legal. In everyday speech, 受害者 (shòuhàizhě) 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