背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 有人 yǒu rén someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom) 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 惩办 懲辦 chéng bàn to punish (someone) / to take disciplinary action against (someone) syn 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something syn 授人以柄 shòu rén yǐ bǐng to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself 步武 bù wǔ to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary) 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 吃別人嚼過的饃不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 戳壁脚 戳壁腳 chuō bì jiǎo to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 戳脊梁 chuō jǐ liang to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 戳脊梁骨 chuō jǐ liang gǔ to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 背着 背著 bèi zhe turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 落 là to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind syn 名落孙山 名落孫山 míng luò sūn shān lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition) syn 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 后面 後面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] syn 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- syn 背地里 背地裡 bèi dì li behind sb's back / secretly syn 五花大绑 五花大綁 wǔ huā dà bǎng to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up syn 数黄道黑 數黃道黑 shǔ huáng dào hēi to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels / also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2] 数黑论白 數黑論白 shǔ hēi lùn bái to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels / also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2] 数黑论黄 數黑論黃 shǔ hēi lùn huáng to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels 背地风 背地風 bèi dì fēng behind sb's back / privately / on the sly 背着手 背著手 bèi zhe shǒu with one's hands clasped behind one's back 倒背手 dào bèi shǒu with one's hands behind one's back 反剪 fǎn jiǎn with hands behind one's back / trussed 反接 fǎn jiē trussed / with hands tied behind the back 后影 後影 hòu yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 戳咕 chuō gū to stir up behind sb's back / to incite secretly 好马不吃回头草 好馬不吃回頭草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind 为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage) syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 假冒 jiǎ mào to impersonate / to pose as (someone else) / to counterfeit / to palm off (a fake as a genuine) syn 骂人 罵人 mà rén to swear or curse (at people) / to scold or yell at someone 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 抄送 chāo sòng to make a copy (and send it to someone) / Cc (for email) / Carbon Copy (for email) syn 灌醉 guàn zuì to fuddle / to befuddle / to inebriate / to get someone drunk 绊脚石 絆腳石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way syn 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute / to shift the blame onto someone else 死囚 sǐ qiú prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row syn 强人所难 強人所難 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something syn 强中自有强中手 強中自有強中手 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu (idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger 带累 帶累 dài lèi to get someone involved in one's trouble syn 教学相长 教學相長 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit 死乞白赖 死乞白賴 sǐ qi bái lài to pester someone again and again syn 落落难合 落落難合 luò luò nán hé a loner / someone who does not easily get along with others 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) 两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt. 因爱成恨 因愛成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn hatred caused by love (idiom) / to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person 坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life) 百般巴结 百般巴結 bǎi bān bā jié to flatter someone in a hundred different ways / assiduous fawning (idiom) 叫某人摊牌 叫某人攤牌 jiào mǒu rén tān pái calling someone's bluff 放鸟 放鳥 fàng niǎo to stand someone up 第二个人 第二個人 dì èr ge rén the second person / (fig.) someone else / third party 冤有头，债有主 冤有頭，債有主 yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties 二虎相斗，必有一伤 二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 腿了 tuǐ le (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg") 颜控 顏控 yán kòng someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others) 别人牵驴你拔橛子 別人牽驢你拔橛子 bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit 说你胖你就喘 說你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ - xiāng dòu , bì yǒu - yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 lěng yǎn - páng guān (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude / to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to) syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 脑后 腦後 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 夺回 奪回 duó huí to take back (forcibly) / to recapture / to win back syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music) syn 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) 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 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 背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate 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 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 背对背 背對背 bèi duì bèi back to back 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 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 负 負 fù to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc) syn 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 