back (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
揹
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
被 bèi - quilt; by (somebody/something) (prep.) | HSK 3
倍 bèi - times; double; twice as much (clf.) | HSK 4
Examples
他把书包背在背上。 tā bǎ shūbāo bèi zài bèi shàng. - He wears the backpack on his back.
她背着孩子走在前面。 tā bèi zhe háizi zǒu zài qiánmiàn. - She walks ahead carrying the child on her back.
这位老人背对着摄像机。 zhè wèi lǎorén bèi duìzhe shèxiàng jī. - The old man has his back to the camera.
她背着行李登上了火车。 tā bèi zhe xínglǐ dēng shàng le huǒchē. - She boarded the train carrying her luggage on her back.
他背诵了一首古诗。 tā bèisòng le yī shǒu gǔshī. - He recited a classical poem from memory.
Phrases
背景 bèi jǐng - background (n.) | HSK 5
后背 hòu bèi - back (n.) | HSK 5
背叛 bèi pàn - betray; forsake (v.) | HSK 6
背诵 bèi sòng - recite; repeat from memory; say by heart (v.) | HSK 6
违背 wéi bèi - violate; go against; run counter to (v.) | HSK 6