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 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn 弯曲 彎曲 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp 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 转角 轉角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner 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 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 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 鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost syn 俯首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head 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 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn 河曲 hé qū bend (of a river) / meander syn 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 哈腰 hā yāo to bend 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 转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music) syn 折腰 zhé yāo to bend at the waist / to bow / (fig.) to bow to / to submit syn 伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) 河套 hé tào river bend 逡巡 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant 拐弯处 拐彎處 guǎi wān chù corner / bend 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 背对背 背對背 bèi duì bèi back to back 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) 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 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 窝 窩 wō nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods syn 弯 彎 wān to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dao4] syn 扑 撲 pū to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over syn 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back 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 蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) 戾 lì to bend / to violate / to go against / ruthless and tyrannical 随风倒 隨風倒 suí fēng dǎo to bend with the wind syn 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 翻悔 fān huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 诎 詘 qū to bend / to yield / to exhaust / to stutter 锩 錈 juàn to bend iron 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 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 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 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 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 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 