背 bèi bēi

back; back side; behind; betray

HSK 5 #787

DEFINITIONS

背 bèi
  • the back of a body or object
  • to turn one's back
  • to hide something from
  • to learn by heart
  • to recite from memory
  • unlucky (slang)
  • hard of hearing
背 bēi
  • variant of 背[bei1]
  • to be burdened
  • to carry on the back or shoulder

STROKES

背 stroke order diagram
背 stroke order animation

WORDS

背景 bèi jǐng
HSK 5
background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]
后背 hòu bèi
HSK 5
the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
背叛 bèi pàn
HSK 6
to betray
违背 wéi bèi
HSK 6
to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
背诵 bèi sòng
HSK 6
to recite; to repeat from memory
背后 bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
背包 bēi bāo knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; CL:個|个[ge4]
背部 bèi bù back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
背面 bèi miàn the back; the reverse side; the wrong side
背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc); CL:件[jian4]
背负 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder
背弃 bèi qì abandon; desert; renounce
背黑锅 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed
驼背 tuó bèi hunchbacked; stooping; hunchback
背地里 bèi dì li behind sb's back
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
手背 shǒu bèi back of the hand
马背 mǎ bèi horseback
背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy
背离 bèi lí to depart from; to deviate from; deviation
背影 bèi yǐng rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)
汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi to sweat profusely (idiom); drenched in sweat
背井离乡 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
脊背 jǐ bèi back (of a human or other vertebrate)
背带 bēi dài braces; suspenders; sling (for a rifle); straps (for a knapsack)
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