Word and Radical Components of 背
The Chinese word 背 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 背 |
bèi |
1. (anatomy) back |
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捶背 - to give a back massage |
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馬背 - horseback |
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2. back; backside; reverse side |
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手背 - back of the hand |
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紙背 - back of a piece of paper |
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3. to leave; to abandon |
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背井離鄉 - to leave one's native place and move elsewhere |
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4. to back onto |
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背 著着zhe 太陽 坐 - to sit with one's back to the sun |
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背 山 面 海 - backing on to a mountain and facing the sea |
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5. to betray |
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6. to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone |
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男朋友 背 著着zhe 我 和 其他 女生 聊天。 - My boyfriend chats with other girls behind my back. |
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7. to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate |
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背約 - to break one’s promise |
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背 著着zhe 良心 說話 - to speak against one's conscience |
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8. to memorize; to recite |
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這 篇 文章 寫-得de 多 棒 啊，背 下來。 - How excellently written is this article! Memorize it. |
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你 背 唐詩 背 了 多少shǎo 首？ - How many Tang poems have you memorized? |
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9. unlucky; out of luck |
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10. hard of hearing |
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耳朵duo 有點兒r 背 - to be a bit hard of hearing |
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11. remote; out-of-the-way |
| bēi |
12. to carry on the back |
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13. (figurative) to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility) |
