Chinese Word of the Day

背
bèi

back

Definitions

Chinese > English
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)
English > Chinese
back
1. 名词. 1.背部
2. 名词. 2.後面
3. 名词. 3.(書報等的)末尾
4. 名词. 4.後衛
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