背

Meaningbēi(verb, noun)

variant of 背

Read bēi: to carry on the back; read bèi: the back, to memorise.

Examples

• 他背着书包去上学。

  tā bèi zhe shū bāo qù shàng xué.

  He goes to school with his schoolbag on his back.

• 爸爸背着孩子爬山。

  bà ba bèi zhe hái zi pá shān.

  Dad carried the child on his back up the mountain.

• 这个责任不能让他一个人背。

  zhè ge zé rèn bù néng ràng tā yí gè rén bèi.

  He can't be left to shoulder this responsibility alone.

Easily confused

• 提 — 背 (bēi) = carry on the back; 提 = carry in the hand; 扛 = carry on the shoulder.

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Meaningbèi(verb, noun)

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

背课文 = memorise a text; 背下来 = learn by heart; 背面 = the back side.

Examples

• 明天要考试，我得背生词。

  míng tiān yào kǎo shì, wǒ dé bèi shēng cí.

  There's a test tomorrow, so I need to memorise the new words.

• 我坐了一天，背很疼。

  wǒ zuò le yì tiān, bèi hěn téng.

  I've been sitting all day and my back hurts.

• 他背着我做了很多事。

  tā bèi zhe wǒ zuò le hěn duō shì.

  He did a lot of things behind my back.

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