被指

bèizhǐ
to be accused of; to be alleged to

CEDICT

Examples

他被指控偷钱。

He was accused of stealing money.

Source: Tatoeba

她被指责说了谎。

She was accused of telling a lie.

Source: Tatoeba

他被指控犯有好几起侵犯财产罪。

He is charged with multiple property crimes.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 被 bèi
  1. quilt
  2. to cover (with)
  3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
  4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
  5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")
2 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end