被告

Traditional form:

被告

Pinyin (reading):

bèigào

Definitions:

• defendant

Characters:

• 被 - bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
• 告 - to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse

Traditional characters:

• 被 - bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
• 告 - to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse