被子

被子 bèizi

Blanket; quilt†

What 被子 means

  1. Blanket; quilt†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 被子, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

被子 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

被
bèi
By (meet with - be - suffer - quilt)
子
zǐ
Son (child - person - midnight)

How to write 被子

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被子 in a sentence

天冷了,加一床被子吧。
Tiān lěng le, jiā yì chuáng bèizi ba.
It is cold; let us add another quilt.
她把被子晒在阳台上。
Tā bǎ bèizi shài zài yángtái shàng.
She hung the quilt out on the balcony to air.

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Sounds the same as 被子

These are also written beizi without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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Questions about 被子

What does 被子 mean in English?

被子 is pronounced bèizi and means Blanket; quilt †.

How do you pronounce 被子?

被子 is bèizi in pinyin — written beizi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 被子?

被子 is written with 2 characters: 被 (bèi) By (meet with - be - suffer - quilt), 子 (zǐ) Son (child - person - midnight). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 被子 an HSK word?

Yes — 被子 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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