Chinese symbol for “passive”
被动
bèi dòng
Traditional: 被動
passive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for passive is 被动 (bèi dòng), defined as: passive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “passive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消极性 (消極性) | xiāo jí xìng | passive; passivity |
| 消极 (消極) | xiāo jí | negative; passive |
| 静态 (靜態) | jìng tài | static; sedate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 被动.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被捕 | bèi bǔ | to be arrested; under arrest |
| 被迫 | bèi pò | to be compelled; to be forced |
| 被告 | bèi gào | (law) the defendant; the accused |
| 被害人 | bèi hài rén | victim |
| 被控 | bèi kòng | to be charged; to be accused (of an offense) |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
See also: Japanese symbol for “passive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.