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title: "Beizi Meaning: 被子 (quilt) or 杯子 (cup)?"
description: "被子 (bèizi) means “quilt; comforter; duvet”. Not the beizi you heard? See 杯子. Hear its tones, see what 被 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 被子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

被子 bèizi

## quilt; comforter; duvet

## Its characters

1. 被 bèi quilt
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

今天太阳好，我们晒晒被子吧。 It's sunny today, let's air out the quilts.

天一出太阳，家家都把衣服拿出来，挂在窗户外面：毛衣，**被子**，小孩的裤子，老人的大衣，什么颜色都有，从这边一直挂到那边。

From [上海弄堂（一） · The Shanghai lane (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-book-2-shanghai-lane-part-1#library-word-789-791)

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## Other words said beizi

- [杯子bēizicup](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%AF%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 被 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [被告 bèigào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beigao)
- [被迫 bèipò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beipo)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)

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