被叫

bèijiào

phrase #27,693

Meanings

1 to be called; to be summoned
2 called party; receiving end of a call

Characters

passive marker; to be (done to)

to call; to summon; to be named

Examples

HSK 3

他被叫到校长办公室。

Tā bèi jiào dào xiàozhǎng bàngōngshì.

He was called to the principal's office.

HSK 5

电话费由被叫方支付。

Diànhuàfèi yóu bèijiào fāng zhīfù.

The phone fee is paid by the called party.

Tips

grammar

被叫 uses the passive marker 被 (bèi) before the verb 叫 (jiào, to call/summon). In telecom contexts, 被叫方 means 'the called party' (recipient), as opposed to 主叫方 (zhǔjiào fāng, the calling party).

Stroke Order

被 bèi

叫 jiào