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背运
bèi yùn
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bad luck;
unlucky
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椅背
yǐ bèi
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the back of a chair
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耳背
ěr bèi
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to be hearing impaired
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背脊
bèi jǐ
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the back of the human body
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背光
bèi guāng
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to be in a poor light;
to do sth with one's back to the light;
to stand in one's own light
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背水一战
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
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lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
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背靠背
bèi kào bèi
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back to back
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背书
bèi shū
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to repeat a lesson;
to learn by heart;
to endorse a check
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芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
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feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom);
uneasy and nervous;
to be on pins and needles
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捶背
chuí bèi
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to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
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背囊
bèi náng
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backpack;
knapsack;
rucksack
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背鳍
bèi qí
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dorsal fin
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脚背
jiǎo bèi
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instep (upper surface of the foot)
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离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng
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to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
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刀背
dāo bèi
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back of the knife
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勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
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arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
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死记硬背
sǐ jì yìng bèi
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to learn by rote;
to mechanically memorize
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背包袱
bēi bāo fú
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to have a weight on one's mind;
to take on a mental burden
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背时
bèi shí
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outdated;
out of luck
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靠背椅
kào bèi yǐ
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high-back chair
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倒背如流
dào bèi rú liú
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to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
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倒背手
dào bèi shǒu
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with one's hands behind one's back
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倒背手儿
dào bèi shǒu r
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erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
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倒背手兒
dào bèi shǒu r
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erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
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光背地鸫
guāng bèi dì dōng
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(bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
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