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背
Trad. 背
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 肉
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 丬匕月
北 + 月
Prononciation
Mandarin bèi; bēi
Entry Methods
Pinyin bei4; bei1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 LPB
中心月
Sijiao 1122.7
Wubi UXEF
CNS 11643 1-532C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+80CC
GB2312 B1B3
BIG5 AD49
Results for 背
背 bèi 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
背 bēi to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
Results beginning with 背
背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3]
背后 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
背叛 bèi pàn to betray
背包 bēi bāo knapsack / rucksack / infantry pack / field pack / blanket roll / CL:個|个[ge4]
背部 bèi bù back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side
背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4]
背负 bēi fù to bear / to carry on one's back / to shoulder
背诵 bèi sòng to recite / to repeat from memory
背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light
背离 bèi lí to depart from / to deviate from / deviation
背脊 bèi jǐ the back of the human body
背书 bèi shū to recite a text from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement
背弃 bèi qì to abandon / to desert / to renounce
背板 bèi bǎn panel / back panel
背带 bēi dài braces / suspenders / sling (for a rifle) / straps (for a knapsack)
背囊 bèi náng backpack / knapsack / rucksack
背信 bèi xìn to break faith
背鳍 bèi qí dorsal fin
背篓 bēi lǒu a basket carried on the back
背地 bèi dì secretly / in private / behind someone's back
背时 bèi shí outdated / out of luck
背运 bèi yùn bad luck / unlucky
背袋 bèi dài carry bag
背阴 bèi yīn in the shade / shady
背斜 bèi xié anticline (geology)
背约 bèi yuē to break an agreement / to go back on one's word / to fail to keep one's promise
背榜 bēi bǎng to score last in an examination
背侧 bèi cè back / back side
背称 bèi chēng term used to refer to a person who is not present (e.g. 小姨子[xiao3 yi2 zi5]) (contrasted with 面稱|面称[mian4 cheng1])
背调 bèi diào background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2]) / to conduct a background check
背对 bèi duì to have one's back towards
背骨 bèi gǔ spine
背锅 bēi guō (slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋|背黑锅[bei1 hei1 guo1]) to carry the can / to be a scapegoat
背谬 bèi miù variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bei4 miu4]
背逆 bēi nì to violate / to go against
背气 bèi qì to stop breathing (as a medical condition) / (fig.) to pass out (in anger) / to have a stroke
背杀 bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
背山 bèi shān with back to the mountain (favored location)
背头 bēi tóu swept-back hairstyle
背倚 bèi yǐ to have one's back against / to lean against / to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
背债 bēi zhài to be in debt / to be saddled with debts
背着 bēi zhe carrying on one's back
背着 bèi zhe turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back
背转 bèi zhuǎn to turn away / to turn one's back to / (gymnastics etc) backspin
背字 bèi zì bad luck
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背地里 bèi dì li behind sb's back
背包客 bēi bāo kè backpacker
背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back
背黑锅 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat / to be unjustly blamed
背叛者 bèi pàn zhě traitor
背对背 bèi duì bèi back to back
背带裤 bēi dài kù overalls / dungarees
背带裤 bèi dài kù overalls / dungarees
背壳杉  agathis / kauri
背包袱 bēi bāo fú to have a weight on one's mind / to take on a mental burden
背包游 bèi bāo yóu backpacking
背地风 bèi dì fēng behind sb's back / privately / on the sly
背阔肌 bèi kuò jī latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest)
背影儿 bèi yǐng r erhua variant of 背影[bei4 ying3]
背着手 bèi zhe shǒu with one's hands clasped behind one's back
背景音乐 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to
背水一战 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom) / fig. to fight to win or die
背井离乡 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy
背景说明  background paper / background note
背景介绍  background briefing
背景杂波  background clutter / surface clutter
背面投影  rear projection
背景调查  background check
背包问题 bēi bāo wèn tí knapsack
背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) / to fight to the last ditch / to put up a desperate struggle
背夹电池 bèi jiā diàn chí battery case (for a phone)
背景调查 bèi jǐng diào chá background check
背景辐射 bèi jǐng fú shè background radiation
背景文件 bèi jǐng wén jiàn background document
背景虚化 bèi jǐng xū huà background blurring (photography)
背山临水 bèi shān lín shuǐ with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
背影杀手 bèi yǐng shā shǒu (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
背景吹风会  background briefing
背包核炸弹  suitcase nuclear weapon / nuclear backpack bomb
背根神经节 bèi gēn shén jīng jié dorsal root ganglia
背靠背运输 bèi kào bèi yùn shū back-to-back transport
背负式采气泵  backpack concentrator / backpack suction pump
背负式喷洒器  backpack sprayer / knapsack sprayer
背负式无线电 bèi fù shì wú xiàn diàn manpack radio / man-portable radio
背负式收发报机  manpack transceiver
背着抱着一般重 bēi zhe bào zhe yī bān zhòng lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden
Approximate Results for 背
违背 wéi bèi to go against / to be contrary to / to violate
后背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth
手背 shǒu bèi back of the hand
马背 mǎ bèi horseback
椅背 yǐ bèi the back of a chair
脊背 jǐ bèi back (of a human or other vertebrate)
驼背 tuó bèi hunchbacked / stooping / hunchback
露背 lòu bèi halterneck / backless (garment)
相背 xiāng bèi contrary / opposite
脚背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot)
刀背 dāo bèi back of the knife
垫背 diàn bèi to serve as a sacrificial victim / to suffer for sb else / scapegoat / to share sb's fate
向背 xiàng bèi to support or oppose
颈背 jǐng bèi nape
耳背 ěr bèi to be hearing impaired
弓背 gōng bèi to hunch over / to stoop / to arch one's back (upward)
黑背 hēi bèi German shepherd
裱背 biǎo bèi to mount a picture / also written 裱褙[biao3 bei4]
笞背 chī bèi to flog or whip the back
捶背 chuí bèi to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
搭背 dā bèi harness pad (on draft animal)
点背 diǎn bèi (dialect) to be out of luck
断背 duàn bèi homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山[Duan4 bei4 Shan1], a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship)
见背 jiàn bēi (formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away
捐背 juān bèi to die
仑背 Lún bèi Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
敲背 qiāo bèi back-knocking massage
死背 sǐ bèi to learn by rote
转背 zhuǎn bèi to turn one's back / to turn around / fig. change in a very short time
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断背山 Duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]
靠背椅 kào bèi yǐ high-back chair
龟背竹 guī bèi zhú split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa
倒背手 dào bèi shǒu with one's hands behind one's back
点儿背 diǎn r bèi (dialect) to be out of luck
点子背 diǎn zi bèi (coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
汗背心 hàn bèi xīn tank top / sleeveless undershirt
红背草 hóng bèi cǎo red-back plant
灰背鸫 huī bèi dōng (bird species of China) grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum)
灰背鸥 huī bèi ōu (bird species of China) slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus)
灰背隼 huī bèi sǔn (bird species of China) merlin (Falco columbarius)
仑背乡 Lún bèi xiāng Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
牛背鹭 niú bèi lù (bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
敲大背 qiāo dà bèi to have sex with a prostitute
敲小背 qiāo xiǎo bèi to be masturbated by a prostitute
敲中背 qiāo zhōng bèi to receive oral sex from a prostitute
驼背鲸 tuó bèi jīng humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
掀背车 xiān bèi chē hatchback
走背字 zǒu bèi zì to have bad luck
历史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi to sweat profusely (idiom) / drenched in sweat
腹背受敌 fù bèi shòu dí to be attacked from the front and rear (idiom)
芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles
倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
扼喉抚背 è hóu fǔ bèi lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military)
虎背熊腰 hǔ bèi xióng yāo back of a tiger and waist of a bear / tough and stocky build
离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
炸药背心  explosive vest / suicide jacket / explosive belt
炸弹背心  suicide belt / suicide vest
反光背心  reflective vest
生存背心  survival vest / life preserver
防护背心  body vest
暗背雨燕 àn bèi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
鳌背负山 áo bèi fù shān debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
白背矶鸫 bái bèi jī dōng (bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
白背兀鹫 bái bèi wù jiù (bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
斑背潜鸭 bān bèi qián yā (bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
斑背燕尾 bān bèi yàn wěi (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
斑背噪鹛 bān bèi zào méi (bird species of China) barred laughingthrush (Garrulax lunulatus)
苍背山雀 cāng bèi shān què (bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
倒背手儿 dào bèi shǒu r erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
吊带背心 diào dài bèi xīn camisole (women's garment)
帆背潜鸭 fān bèi qián yā (bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
防弹背心 fáng dàn bèi xīn ballistic vest / ballistic jacket / armour vest
腹背相亲 fù bèi xiāng qīn to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
构造背景 gòu zào bèi jǐng tectonic setting
光背地鸫 guāng bèi dì dōng (bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
褐背鹟䴗 hè bèi wēng jú (bird species of China) bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)
黑背燕尾 hēi bèi yàn wěi (bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
红背伯劳 hóng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
红背蜘蛛 hóng bèi zhī zhū redback spider
灰背伯劳 huī bèi bó láo (bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
灰背椋鸟 huī bèi liáng niǎo (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
灰背燕尾 huī bèi yàn wěi (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
教育背景 jiào yù bèi jǐng educational background
栗背伯劳 lì bèi bó láo (bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides)
栗背奇鹛 lì bèi qí méi (bird species of China) rufous-backed sibia (Heterophasia annectans)
栗背岩鹨 lì bèi yán liù (bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)
绿背姬鹟 lu:4 bèi jī wēng (bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
绿背林鹟 lu:4 bèi lín wēng (bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)
绿背山雀 lu:4 bèi shān què (bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
裸背蝠属 luǒ bèi fú shǔ Pteronotus
弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng to abrogate an agreement / to break one's oath (idiom)
死记硬背 sǐ jì yìng bèi to learn by rote / to mechanically memorize
弯腰驼背 wān yāo tuó bèi slouch / stoop / poor posture
违信背约 wéi xìn bèi yuē in violation of contract and good faith
熊腰虎背 xióng yāo hǔ bèi waist of a bear and back of a tiger / tough and stocky build
紫背椋鸟 zǐ bèi liáng niǎo (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
紫背苇鳽 zǐ bèi wěi yán (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
棕背伯劳 zōng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
棕背田鸡 zōng bèi tián jī (bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
棕背雪雀 zōng bèi xuě què (bird species of China) Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
走背字儿 zǒu bèi zì r erhua variant of 走背字[zou3 bei4 zi4]
防弹片背心  flak jacket / fragmentation jacket / fragmentation vest
暗绿背鸬鹚 àn lu:4 bèi lú cí (bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
白背啄木鸟 bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
斑背大尾莺 bān bèi dà wěi yīng (bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
褐背地山雀 hè bèi dì shān què (bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
黑背信天翁 hēi bèi xìn tiān wēng (bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
红背红尾鸲 hóng bèi hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
蓝背八色鸫 lán bèi bā sè dōng (bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
栗背短翅鸫 lì bèi duǎn chì dōng (bird species of China) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)
栗背短脚鹎 lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi (bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
前胸贴后背 qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi (lit.) chest sticking to back / (fig.) famished / (of several persons) packed chest to back
纹背捕蛛鸟 wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
朱背啄花鸟 zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo (bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
棕背黑头鸫 zōng bèi hēi tóu dōng (bird species of China) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)
地震背景噪音  seismic background noise
卢瑟福背散射  Rutherford backscattering
大金背啄木鸟 dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
帆鳍尖背角鲨 fān qí jiān bèi jué shā sailfin roughshark / sharpback shark
浮力调整背心 fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn BCD / Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)
红背僧面猴属 hóng bèi sēng miàn hóu shǔ bearded
宇宙背景辐射 yǔ zhòu bèi jǐng fú shè cosmic background radiation / cosmic microwave radiation
攻击用战术背心  assault vest carrier
漫红外背景实验  Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment
金背三趾啄木鸟 jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
面朝黄土背朝天 miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān face to the ground, back to the sky
手心手背都是肉 shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom) / fig. to both be of equal importance / to value both equally
全球绿背纸币体系  global basket reserve currency
行政核准和背景调查股  Administrative Clearance and Reference Unit
阿拉伯城市文化背景专家组会议  Expert Group Meeting on the Cultural Context of the Arab City
在城市化背景下的老龄人口问题会议  Conference on Ageing Population in the Context of Urbanization
苏丹生命线行动第二阶段背景呼吁文件  Operation Lifeline Sudan Phase II Background Appeal Document
关于安置武装冲突中离乡背井人民的协定  Agreement on Resettlement of the Population Groups Uprooted by the Armed Conflict
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