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bēi

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bēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bēi | bei1
English translation
variant of bēi [bēi]
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
back, backside; to betray, to violate

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About bēi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

bēi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

flesh

Etymology of bēi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

北⺼

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

běi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and běi represents the sound. Originally written as běi , a pictograph of two people standing back-to-back.

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Example sentences using bēi

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bēi téng ,医生 yīshēng shuì le ?

Did you speak to the doctor about your back pains?

liǎng jiǎo zhǒng , jiān suān bēi téng .

His feet were sore and his back and shoulders ached.

qǐng 衣服 yīfu 背后 bèi hòu kòu hǎo , hǎo ?

Will you do my dress up at the back, please?

身体 shēntǐ qián 节间 jié jiān gōu nèi 经常 jīngcháng bēi Kǒng .

There are usually no dorsal pores in the first few intersegmental grooves.

xiàn zài 知道 zhīdào zhè jiù zài 这里 zhè lǐ , de 双手 shuāng shǒu bēi dōu shì mèng 中的 zhòng dì 东西 dōngxī .

Now he knew there was the fish and his hands and back were no dream.

Words with bēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bēi to turn one's back bēi
背景 bèijǐng background背景 bèijǐng
背后 bèi hòu behind背後
背叛 bèipàn to betray背叛 bèipàn
违背 wéibèi to go against違背
背包 bēi bāo knapsack背包 bēi bāo
后背 hòubèi the back (human anatomy)後背
背部 bèi bù (anatomy) dorsum背部 bèi bù
背心 bèi xīn CL: jiàn [jiàn]背心 bèi xīn
背影 bèi yǐng rear view背影 bèi yǐng
背面 bèi miàn the back背面 bèi miàn
背负 bēi fù to bear背負
背离 bèi lí to depart from背離
背诵 bèisòng to recite背誦
背弃 bèi qì abandon背棄
手背 shǒu bèi back of the hand手背 shǒu bèi
驼背 tuó bèi hunchbacked駝背
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to背道而馳
背黑锅 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat背黑鍋
背景音乐 bèi jǐng yīn yuè soundtrack背景音樂
背地里 bèi dì li behind sb's back背地裡
背书 bèi shū to repeat a lesson背書
背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light背光 bèi guāng
汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi drenched in sweat汗流浹背

bēi Decomposition & Compounds

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bēi Decomposition

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bēi Compounds

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