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背 bèi

to carry on one's back

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
⺼
Traditional
揹
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 北 ⿱北⺼

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Example sentences with 背

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  1. 他背着一个大包。
    Tā bēizhe yí ge dà bāo.
    He's carrying a big bag on his back.
    he carry-ing one (measure) big bag
  2. 你了解这个故事的背景吗？
    Nǐ liǎojiě zhège gùshi de bèijǐng ma?
    Do you understand the background of this story?
    you understand this (measure) story (particle) background (question)
  3. 请你把这个包背好。
    Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhège bāo bēihǎo.
    Please carry this bag properly.
    please you (particle) this (measure) bag carry-well
  4. 他没有背叛朋友。
    Tā méiyǒu bèipàn péngyou.
    He didn't betray his friends.
    he not-have betray friend
  5. 上学的时候，他每天都背着书包走路。
    Shàngxué de shíhou, tā měitiān dōu bēizhe shūbāo zǒulù.
    When going to school, he walks every day carrying his school bag.
    attend-school (particle) time, he every-day all carry-ing school-bag walk-road

Words with 背 (9)