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Radical: 肉 Pictophonetic:
北 indicates the sound;
⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
- ⿱ Above to below
- 北 [ běi ] north; northern; northward
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
- Pinyin: bēi
English Definition: to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
Chinese Definition:
①人用背驮东西，引申为负担：背负。背包。背黑锅(喻受冤枉代人受过)。背包袱(喻有沉重的思想负担或经济负担)。
②负向腹。
Example Words:
背包 [
bēi bāo ]: knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; Classifiers:
个 背债 [
bēi zhài ]: to be in debt; to be saddled with debts
背包袱 [
bēi bāo fú ]: to have a weight on one's mind; to take on a mental burden
背带 [
bēi dài ]: braces; suspenders; sling (for a rifle); straps (for a knapsack)
- Pinyin: bèi
English Definition: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing
Chinese Definition:
①人体后面从肩到腰的部分：背脊。背包。背影。
②物体的后面或反面：背面。刀背。背后。背景。
③用背部对着，与“向”相对：背光。人心向背。
④向相反的方向：背地性(植物向上生长的性质)。背道而驰。
⑤避开，离开：背地。背井离乡。
⑥凭记忆读出：背书。背诵。背台词。
⑦违反：违背。背离。背信弃义。
⑧不顺：背运。背兴(xìng)。
⑨偏僻：背静。
⑩听觉不灵：耳背。
Example Words:
背景 [
bèi jǐng ]: background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; Classifiers:
种 后背 [
hòu bèi ]: the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
违背 [
wéi bèi ]: to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
背诵 [
bèi sòng ]: to recite; to repeat from memory
Example Sentences- 我将来真的需要背那些重要的历史事件的发生日期么？
Will I ever really need to recite the dates of prominent historical events?
- 你不再和你的孩子一起玩耍，而是一个人坐在椅子上，因为背太疼了。
Instead of playing with your kids you sit on the bench because your back hurts too bad.
- 我帮你拿行李，你背我会儿吧。
I'll carry the luggages, you carry me.
- 在临终的时候，她背朝下躺在台阶上，一直在叫我的名字，好像在说，他在哪里？
At the end, on the steps, on her back, she kept calling my name, as in, Where is he?
- 他骑在马背上。
He is riding on the back of a horse.
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