背
bèi
Pinyin

Definition

背
 - 
bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. unlucky (slang)
  7. hard of hearing
背
 - 
bēi
  1. to be burdened
  2. to carry on the back or shoulder
背 (揹)
 - 
bēi
  1. variant of 背[bēi]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

褙
bèi
  1. 1 paper or cloth pasted together

Related Words (20)

背
bēi
  1. 1 variant: 背 bēi
背叛
bèi pàn
  1. 1 to betray
背影
bèi yǐng
  1. 1 rear view
  2. 2 figure seen from behind
  3. 3 view of the back (of a person or object)
背后
bèi hòu
  1. 1 behind
  2. 2 at the back
  3. 3 in the rear
  4. 4 behind sb's back
背景
bèi jǐng
  1. 1 background
  2. 2 backdrop
  3. 3 context
  4. 4 (fig.) powerful backer
  5. 5 classifier: 种 zhǒng

Idioms (12)

勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat

Sample Sentences

我可以永远笑着扮演你的配角，在你的背后自己煎熬。
wǒ kěyǐ yǒngyuǎn xiào zhe bànyǎn nǐ de pèijué ，zài nǐ de bèihòu zìjǐ jiānáo 。
I could smile forever as I pretend to be your supporting role, suffering alone behind you.
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她自己的案子失败，竟敢让我背黑锅。
tā zìjǐ de ànzi shībài ，jìnggǎn ràng wǒ bēihēiguō 。
Her case failed, and she had the audacity to make me take the responsibility for it.
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金融与经济的一个“稳”字，背后是紧扣高层部署、各个决策部门的统筹协调，这也是金融委成立的一大初衷。
jīnróng yǔ jīngjì de yīge “wěn ”zì ，bèihòu shì jǐnkòu gāocéng bùshǔ 、gègè juécè bùmén de tǒngchóu xiétiáo ，zhè yě shì jīnróng Wěi chénglì de yīdà chūzhōng 。
A "stable" finance and economy is the result of close cooperation and overall coordination between high-level and various decision-making departments. This is also the original intention of the financial committee.
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将探讨在“互联网 ”背景下，绿色技术如何在城市垃圾资源化发挥创新性效应等主题。
jiāng tàntǎo zài “Hùliánwǎng ”bèijǐng xià ，lǜsè jìshù rúhé zài chéngshì lājī zīyuánhuà fāhuī chuàngxīnxìng xiàoyìng děng zhǔtí 。
We will explore in the context of internet, how green technologies can play an innovative role in urban waste recycling
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背包客专用懂不懂，背包在手，衣食住都不发愁。
bēibāokè zhuānyòng dǒng bù dǒng ，bēibāo zài shǒu ，yīshí zhù dōu bù fāchóu 。
Backpackers language what do you know, a backpack in hand, you need not worry about clothing and food
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哇，你的背包快要有一个人那么高了，你是把家都装进去了吗？
wā ，nǐ de bēibāo kuàiyào yǒu yīgē rén nàme gāo le ，nǐ shì bǎ jiā dōu zhuāng jìnqù le ma ？
Wow, your backpack is almost as tall as a man. Are you trying to pack your whole house?
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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！
gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
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我的背包好重。
wǒ de bēibāo hǎo zhòng 。
My backpack is heavy.
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背包客
bēibāokè
backpacker
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我的钱包在背包里。
wǒ de qiánbāo zài bēibāo lǐ 。
My wallet is in my backpack.
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