背

bēiㄅㄟ

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TOCFL 4

Meaning

Meanings

1
to be burdened
2
to carry on the back or shoulder

Examples

See it in context

他背著一個袋子。

He carries a bag on his back.

女孩總是跟隨在母親背後。

The girl was always following her mother.

你不應該在背後說別人的壞話。

You shouldn't talk about people behind their backs.

我昨天整天都在背英文字。

I learned English words by heart all day yesterday.

質數就像人生，它們完全是合邏輯的，但就算你花多少時間來思考，也不能找到它們背後的規律。

Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.

Characters

Character breakdown

北

běi

north

Related: 背

背包

bēi bāo

knapsack

背后

bèi hòu

behind

背心

bèi xīn

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

背景

bèi jǐng

background; backdrop; context

背诵

bèi sòng

to recite

背面

bèi miàn

the back

违背

wéi bèi

to go against

Stroke practice

Practice writing 背

Characters

simplified script

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