背

bèi/bēi

the back of a body or object; to turn one's back

Traditional 揹
HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verbnoun

Meaning

bèi as in 背后 bei4
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. unlucky (slang)
  7. hard of hearing
bēi as in 背包 bei1
  1. variant of 背
bēi as in 背包 bei1
  1. to be burdened
  2. to carry on the back or shoulder

Example sentences

HSK words with 背

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