"Background" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 dǐ background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition
 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage)
 lu:3 lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé
 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
 běn dǐ background
沿 lì shǐ yán gé historical development / background
 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera)
 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications
 shēn hòu posthumous / one's social background / behind the body
 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin
 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1]
 jiā shì family background
 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration
 péi chèn to enhance by contrast / to set off / to serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance / to serve as a prop / a foil
 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / movement (martial arts) / social connections / (sb's) background story
 Huí Liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration
 Liú Yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background
 yǒu jiào wú lèi education for everyone, irrespective of background
 qīng tiān bái rì in broad daylight / in the middle of the day / KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background
 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background
 Dé léi fú sī Dreyfus (name) / Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice
 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation
 běn dǐ fú shè background radiation
 běn dǐ jì shù background count
 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge
 tiān rán běn dì natural background
 jiào yù bèi jǐng educational background
 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil
 yù bèi zhī shi background knowledge / prerequisite
 bèi jǐng fú shè background radiation
 yǔ zhòu bèi jǐng fú shè cosmic background radiation / cosmic microwave radiation
  seismic background noise
  background carboxyhaemoglobin level
  Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network
  background level
 bèi jǐng wén jiàn background document
  high background radiation area
  high background radiation area
  background paper / background note
  Cosmic Background Explorer
  background ozone
线  Operation Lifeline Sudan Phase II Background Appeal Document
  Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment
  background briefing
  background briefing
  background clutter / surface clutter
  background noise level
  background concentration
  background pollution
  background seismic noise
  background check
 hòu tái jìn chéng background process (computing)
 bèi jǐng xū huà background blurring (photography)
 shēn jiā oneself and one's family / family background / pedigree / one's property / one's total assets
 shēn jiā diào chá to do a background check on sb
 bèi jǐng diào chá background check
 bèi diào background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2]) / to conduct a background check
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