后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram 供给 供給 gōng jǐ to furnish / to provide / supply (as in supply and demand) syn 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back 送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate syn 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. syn 补给站 補給站 bǔ jǐ zhàn depot / supply station / supply point / staging post 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 脑后 腦後 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind 夺回 奪回 duó huí to take back (forcibly) / to recapture / to win back syn 供销 供銷 gōng xiāo supply and marketing / distribution / supply and sales 转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music) syn 逡巡 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 背对背 背對背 bèi duì bèi back to back 补给线 supply line / line of supply 背 bèi 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 syn 归 歸 guī to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor syn 负 負 fù to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc) syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 翻悔 fān huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 给 給 jǐ to supply / to provide syn 不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn 回来 回來 huí lai to return / to come back syn 却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn 回去 huí qu to return / to go back syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 支持 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 屁股 pì gu buttocks / bottom / butt / back part syn 提供 tí gōng to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish syn 保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn 回报 回報 huí bào (in) return / reciprocation / payback / retaliation / to report back / to reciprocate syn 支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back syn 收回 shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke syn 赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back syn 后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- syn 回顾 回顧 huí gù to look back / to review syn 返回 fǎn huí to return to / to come (or go) back syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 当年 當年 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life syn 来电 來電 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in / to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 回想 huí xiǎng to recall / to recollect / to think back syn 后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.) 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 供应 供應 gōng yìng to supply / to provide / to offer syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 后座 後座 hòu zuò back seat / pillion 退缩 退縮 tuì suō to shrink back / to cower syn 后援 後援 hòu yuán reinforcement / back-up / supporting force syn 归来 歸來 guī lái to return / to come back syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 补给 補給 bǔ jǐ supply / replenishment / to replenish syn 徘徊 pái huái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate syn 背部 bèi bù back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object) syn 还击 還擊 huán jī to hit back / to return fire syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth / to shuttle syn 回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1] syn 挫折 cuò zhé setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue syn 救活 jiù huó to bring back to life syn 收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole syn 反馈 反饋 fǎn kuì to send back information / feedback syn 摆弄 擺弄 bǎi nòng to move back and forth / to fiddle with syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings / contacts / to go back and forth syn 背负 背負 bēi fù to bear / to carry on one's back / to shoulder syn 抵挡 抵擋 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand syn 归队 歸隊 guī duì to return to one's unit / to go back to one's station in life 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 逆转 逆轉 nì zhuǎn to turn back / to reverse syn 摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate syn 资 資 zī resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense syn 后排 後排 hòu pái the back row (in a theater etc) / the rear seats (in a vehicle) 复生 復生 fù shēng to be reborn / to recover / to come back to life / to regenerate syn 腰部 yāo bù waist / small of the back syn 带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back 后脑勺 後腦勺 hòu nǎo sháo back of the head syn 倒退 dào tuì to fall back / to go in reverse syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth / to hand back 