被窃

被竊
bèiqiè
phrase #28,089

Meanings

  1. 1 to be stolen
  2. 2 to have something stolen

Examples

Tā de qiánbāo zài dìtiě shàng bèiqiè.
His wallet was stolen on the subway.
Bówùguǎn bàogào chēng yī fú mínghuà bèiqiè.
The museum reported that a famous painting had been stolen.

Tips

grammar
is the passive marker in Chinese, similar to 'by' in English passive constructions. 被窃 = 'was stolen'. In formal or written Chinese, is very commonly used; in spoken language, (gěi) can also mark passives.

Stroke Order

bèi
qiè