背

The character "背" has 9 strokes. "背" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "背" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "背" are "bèi" "bēi" . View the stroke order of "背">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "背"

v.: carry on the back; give a piggyback; bear; shoulder; (sit, stand, move, etc) with the back towards; back on(to); act contrary to; break; violate; go away; leave; do sth behind sb's back; hide sth from; recite; learn by heart; have one's hands crossed (or tied) behind; turn away

quant.: amount one can carry on his back

n.: back; dorsum; back of any object

adj.: unlucky; hard of hearing; out-of-the-way

• bear : v.携带；拿；支持；支撑；忍受；生育；拐弯；不能忍受；表现；经得起
• shoulder : n.肩；肩膀；肩胛；肩状物；上背部；山肩；谷肩；肩背
• break : v.打破；打断；违反；不执行；压垮；变化；进入新状态；突然传开
• violate : v.违反；违背；性侵犯；扰乱；侵犯；亵渎；玷污；强奸
• go away : 离开, 带走
• leave : v.离开；离去；让…留下；使处于某种状态；离职；剩下；寄存；辍学；遗赠；忘记带走
• recite : v.背诵；朗诵；当众吟诵；历数；列举
• learn by heart : 背诵；心记；记在心里
• turn away : 拒绝, 弃用；转过去；走开；改变方向
• back : n.背；背部；背面；反面；后面；卫；剑桥大学后园；背后；椅背；船体
• dorsum : n.背部；背面
• unlucky : adj.倒霉的；不幸的；不祥的；不吉的；运气不好的
• hard of hearing : 听不清楚
• out-of-the-way : adj.偏僻的；非凡的；偏远的；少有的；不合常规的

Form words with "背"

背风波 lee wave

背歌词 learn the lyrics by heart

背口诀 memorize a formula

背风潮 lee tide

细腰乍背 (of a man) fine build; graceful and healthy body shape

把背挺直 straighten one's back

平纹背灯芯绒 tabby-back corduroy

油毡衬背 felt backing

伛着背 bend one's back

Example phrases using "背"

• 他背剪双手, 在一边看热闹。

  He stood on the side and watched with his hands crossed behind his back.

• 她把学过的诗背得滚瓜烂熟。

  She rattled off the poems she had learnt.

• 他蜷曲而卧，背朝着我们。

  He was lying curled up with his back to us.

• 那小偷双手背剪给抓走了。

  The thief was taken away with his hands trussed behind him.

• 今天打麻将，我手气很背。

  I am very unlucky at mahjong today. / I get lousy hands at mahjong today.

• 他气得差点儿背过气去。

  He nearly choked with rage.

• 他背了一屁股/一身债。

  He was heavily in debts.

• 这老人耳朵有点儿背。

  The old man is a little hard of hearing.

• 这首诗他背得烂熟。

  He had the poem off pat.

• 他的背弯得厉害。

  He has a serious stoop.