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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. (Chinese astronomy) Heart mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions) | ||
| Synonyms: 商, 辰 | ||
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Pronunciation
bèi xīn
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