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背心bèi xīn

vest
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
背心 | bèixīn | |
1. n. sleeveless and collarless piece of clothing; singlet; vest | ||
2. v. (literary) to be at odds with the community or the leadership | ||
English > Chinese | ||
vest | ||
1. 背心 | ||
Components | ||
背 | bèi | |
1. (anatomy) back | ||
捶背 - to give a back massage | ||
馬背 - horseback | ||
2. back; backside; reverse side | ||
手背 - back of the hand | ||
紙背 - back of a piece of paper | ||
3. to leave; to abandon | ||
背井離鄉 - to leave one's native place and move elsewhere | ||
4. to back onto | ||
背 著着zhe 太陽 坐 - to sit with one's back to the sun | ||
背 山 面 海 - backing on to a mountain and facing the sea | ||
5. to betray | ||
6. to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone | ||
男朋友 背 著着zhe 我 和 其他 女生 聊天。 - My boyfriend chats with other girls behind my back. | ||
7. to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate | ||
背約 - to break one’s promise | ||
背 著着zhe 良心 說話 - to speak against one's conscience | ||
8. to memorize; to recite | ||
這 篇 文章 寫-得de 多 棒 啊,背 下來。 - How excellently written is this article! Memorize it. | ||
你 背 唐詩 背 了 多少shǎo 首? - How many Tang poems have you memorized? | ||
9. unlucky; out of luck | ||
10. hard of hearing | ||
耳朵duo 有點兒r 背 - to be a bit hard of hearing | ||
11. remote; out-of-the-way | ||
12. to carry on the back | ||
13. (figurative) to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility) | ||
心 | xīn | |
1. heart | ||
2. mind | ||
3. thought; idea | ||
4. intention | ||
5. center; core | ||
6. (zh-div, 宿) (Chinese astronomy, sort=心00) w, Heart (Chinese constellation), Heart mansion gloss-lite, one of the w, Twenty-Eight Mansions | ||
(syn, zh, 商, 辰) | ||
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bèi xīn
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