背 bèi
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bèi
noun
back [of the body]
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' 1, p. 13; Unihan '背') -
bèi
noun
back side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' 2, p. 13; Unihan '背') -
bèi
noun
north side
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' 3, p. 13) -
bèi
verb
turn one's back on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' bwojH 1, p. 13) -
bèi
verb
depart from
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' bwojH ab, p. 13) -
bèi
verb
recite from memory
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' bwojH 2, p. 13) -
bēi
verb
carry on the back
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' bēi 1, p. 13) -
bèi
adjective
behind; secret
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' 4, p. 13; Unihan '背') -
bèi
verb
to betray
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '背' bwojH 1a, p. 13; Unihan '背')
Contained in
- 背鳍(背鰭) dorsal fin
- 手心手背都是肉 both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh; to both be of equal importance
- 背倚 to have one's back against; to lean against; to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
- 死记硬背(死記硬背) to learn by rote; to mechanically memorize
- 背靠背 back-to-back
- 笞背 to flog or whip the back
- 背道 a secluded road ; to go in the opposite direction
- 背景 background ; backdrop ; a powerful backer ; context
- 红背蜘蛛(紅背蜘蛛) redback spider
- 背离(背離) to depart from; to deviate from; deviation
- 背包 backpack; knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll
- 脊背 back
- 栗背奇鹛(栗背奇鶥) rufous-backed sibia (Heterophasia annectans)
- 红背红尾鸲(紅背紅尾鴝) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
- 帆背潜鸭(帆背潛鴨) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- 栗背短翅鸫(栗背短翅鶇) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)
- 背锅(背鍋) to carry the can; to be a scapegoat
- 背影杀手(背影殺手) somebody who looks stunning from behind; somebody who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
- 栗背岩鹨(栗背岩鷚) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)
- 背光 backlight
- 历史背景(歷史背景) historical background
- 背心 a sleeveless garment
- 背信弃义(背信棄義) breaking faith and abandoning right; to betray; treachery; perfidy
- 背袋 a sack carried over the shoulder
- 马背(馬背) horseback
- 斑背潜鸭(斑背潛鴨) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
- 驼背鲸(駝背鯨) humpback whale
- 灰背伯劳(灰背伯勞) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
- 背景音乐(背景音樂) background music (BGM); soundtrack; musical setting
- 背道而驰(背道而馳) galloping in the wrong direction; running counter to
- 背约(背約) to break an agreement; to go back on one's word; to fail to keep one's promise
- 脚背(腳背) instep (upper surface of the foot)
- 棕背田鸡(棕背田雞) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
- 走背字 to have bad luck
- 背榜 to score last in an examination
- 背运(背運) bad luck; unlucky
- 斑背噪鹛(斑背噪鶥) barred laughing thrush (Garrulax lunulatus)
- 背包游(背包遊) backpacking
- 背阴(背陰) in the shade; shady
- 违信背约(違信背約) in violation of contract and good faith
- 面朝黄土背朝天(面朝黃土背朝天) face to the ground, back to the sky
- 绿背山雀(綠背山雀) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
- 背包袱 to have a weight on one's mind; to take on a mental burden
- 灰背燕尾 slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
- 手背 back of the hand
- 垫背(墊背) to serve as a sacrificial victim; to suffer for somebody else; scapegoat
- 捱肩擦背 shoulder-to-shoulder, back-to-back
- 紫背椋鸟(紫背椋鳥) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
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- 卷21 志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 34
- 卷三十二 志第八 曆二 Volume 32 Treatises 8: Calendar 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 24
- 卷105之一 天象志一之一 Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 20
- 卷十二 志第二 天文中 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Astronomy Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 14
- 卷三十三 志第九 曆三 Volume 33 Treatises 9: Calendar 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
- 第四十三回 Chapter 43 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 14
- 卷六十七 志第四十三 輿服三 Volume 67 Treatises 43: Carriages and Clothing 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 13
- 卷三十四 韓彭英盧吳傳 Volume 34: Han, Peng, Ying, Lu and Wu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 11
- 卷四十一 志第二十二: 儀衞上 常朝儀衛內外立仗、常行儀衛行仗 法駕黃麾仗 Volume 41 Treatises 22: Ceremonial Guards 1 - Inner and Outer Armed Guards of Honor in Regular Court Assemblies; Marching Armed Guards; Armed Imperial Command Carriage History of Jin 金史 — count: 11
- 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 10
Collocations
- 背盟 (背盟) 背盟而欺大國 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
- 背法 (背法) 非背法專制無以為威 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 南面第十八 Chapter 18: Facing South — count: 5
- 背憎 (背憎) 噂沓背憎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧十月之交 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Shi Yue Zhi Jiao — count: 3
- 右背 (右背) 而右背高 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 3
- 沓背 (沓背) 噂沓背憎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧十月之交 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Shi Yue Zhi Jiao — count: 3
- 背阳 (背陽) 西南為背陽之維 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三 天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 2
- 背乡 (背鄉) 背鄉左右之便 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五 兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 2
- 背师 (背師) 既往背師保之訓 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲中 Shang Shu - Tai Jia II — count: 2
- 欲背 (欲背) 子姑憂子皙之欲背誕也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
- 今背 (今背) 今背殯而出會 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2