被害 (bèi hài) — to be murdered, to be killed (as a victim)
Definition
被害 (bèi hài) literally means 'to be harmed' but in modern usage is almost always shorthand for 'to be murdered' — a victim of homicide. The common nominal form is 被害者 ('murder victim').
verb
to be murderedto be killed (as a victim)
Examples
- 被害。Zhè wèi wú gū de lǎo rén zuó wǎn bèi rén bèi hài le.This innocent old man was murdered last night.
- 。Jǐng fāng fā xiàn yí jù bèi hài zhě de shī tǐ.The police found the body of a murder victim.
- 被害。Tā shì yīn wèi qián cái jiū fēn ér bèi hài de.He was murdered over a financial dispute.
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