狈 (bèi): a legendary wolf, distressed, wretched
狈 (bèi) is a Chinese character meaning “a legendary wolf.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 犭 (semantic) and 贝 (phonetic). It ranks #2792 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 狈 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form).
Definitions
- a legendary wolf
- distressed
- wretched
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狼狈adjective | láng bèi | in a difficult situation |
| 狼狈为奸phrase | láng bèi wéi jiān | villains collude together (idiom) |
| 狼狈不堪 | láng bèi bù kān | battered and exhausted |
狈 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 67 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 狈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了狈字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le bèi zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "狈" in the dictionary.
大家非常狼狈，青蛙倒是自得其乐，在床上跳来跳去。
dà jiā fēi cháng láng bèi , qīng wā dǎo shì zì dé qí lè , zài chuáng shàng tiào lái tiào qù .
Everyone looked a mess, but the frog was having a blast, hopping around on the bed.
真正安装起来，过程比想象中更加狼狈。
zhēn zhèng ān zhuāng qǐ lái , guò chéng bǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng gēng jiā láng bèi .
When it actually came time to install it, the process was even more chaotic than I had imagined.
横眉冷看:美军从未如此狼狈
héng méi lěng kàn : měi jūn cóng wèi rú cǐ láng bèi
A Sober Look: The U.S. Military Has Never Been in Such a Bind
北市医美诊所开枪!枪手换装9次“狼狈逃700KM”躲阿里山民宿被逮
běi shì yī měi zhěn suǒ kāi qiāng ! qiāng shǒu huàn zhuāng 9 cì láng bèi táo 7 0 0 K M duǒ ā lǐ shān mín sù bèi dǎi
Beishi Medical Aesthetic Clinic shoots! The gunman changed his clothes 9 times and "fled 700KM in embarrassment" and was arrested to hide in Alishan B&B
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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