bị

[ʔɓi˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) big sack made from sedge

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

túi lớn làm từ cói

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) plastic bag

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

túi nhựa

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(verb) particle denoting the subject is negatively affected by the predicate

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

động từ chỉ chủ ngữ bị ảnh hưởng tiêu cực

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Examples

bị đột quỵto suffer a stroke
Rồi tháng tám năm ngoái, mẹ anh bị bệnh qua đời.Then, in August last year, his mother fell ill and passed away.

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Sense 4

Meaning · English

(verb) to be (used to form the passive voice if the subject is negatively affected by the action)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bị ảnh hưởng tiêu cực

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Examples

bị đánhto be beaten
Loan bực tức vì bị để ra ngoài một câu chuyện quan trọng.Loan was angry because she was left out of something important.

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Common questions

What does “bị” mean?

(noun) big sack made from sedge

Is “bị” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.