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title: "Beigao Meaning: 被告 (bèigào) Means “ defendant”"
description: "被告 (bèigào) means “(law) defendant”. Hear its tones, see what 被 and 告 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beigao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 被告 mean?

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被告 bèigào

## (law) defendant

## Its characters

1. 被 bèi (used to mark the passive) by
2. 告 gào to tell

## In a sentence

被告今天没有出庭。 The defendant did not appear in court today.

[More about 被告](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A2%AB%E5%91%8A)

## More words with 被 or 告

- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [被迫 bèipò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beipo)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [告别 gàobié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaobie)
- [告诉 gàosù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaosu)
- [告知 gàozhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhi)
- [公告 gōnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggao)
- [广告 guǎnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanggao)
- [警告 jǐnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinggao)

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