背
背 in English
- 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
- to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Small seal script -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 3 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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下车，把手放在背后。
Step out of the car and place your hands behind your back.
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他不会违背他的原则。
He couldn't go against his principles.
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他的行為和他的信念背道而馳。
His behavior is contrary to his belief.
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他脱了背心。
He took off the wife-beater.
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你不该违背你的诺言。
You shouldn't break promises.
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你应该宁可用词汇来造句，也不要试着死记硬背。
You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation.
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你知道书架背后藏著一条秘密通道吗？
Did you know there was a secret passage hidden behind the bookcase?
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别射撒旦的背部。你可能会射不中。
Don't shoot the devil in the back. You might miss.