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背Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Antonyms: 面 当众 腹 向
Total strokes: 9; 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
Similar Characters: 肓 盲 育 脊
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1
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:
背负 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder
背篓 bēi lǒu a basket carried on the back
背带HSK 5 bēi dài braces; suspenders; sling (for a rifle); straps (for a knapsack)
背头 bēi tóu swept-back hairstyle
背黑锅HSK 5 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed
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2
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HSK 5 bèi jǐng background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; Classifiers: 种
背后 bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
违背HSK 6 wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
背影 bèi yǐng rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)
背叛HSK 6 bèi pàn to betray
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
de
的
bēi
背
hěn
很
téng
疼
。
My back hurts.
2
tā
他
xǐ huan
喜欢
bēi
背
gǔ shī
古诗
。
He enjoys memorizing ancient Chinese poems.
3
tā
他
zài
在
bēi
背
yīng wén
英文
dān cí
单词
。
He is memorizing English vocabulary.
4
tā
她
bēi
背
wán le
完了
zhěng
整
běn shū
本书
。
She finished memorizing the whole book.
5
tā
她
bēi
背
le
了
yī duàn
一段
cháng piān xiǎo shuō
长篇小说
。
She memorized a long novel.
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