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背面

bèi miàn · bei mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. the back
  2. the reverse side
  3. the wrong side
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Look at the back

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)旧(jiù)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)找到(zhǎodào)一(yī)张(zhāng)明信片(míngxìnpiàn)。

    I found a postcard in an old box.

  2. Dengdeng

    背面(bèimiàn)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What is written on the back?

  3. Liangliang

    背面(bèimiàn)有(yǒu)字(zì)：生日(shēngrì)快乐(kuàilè)。

    There are words on the back: happy birthday.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)去年(qùnián)写(xiě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)！

    I wrote this to you last year!

  5. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)没(méi)看(kàn)背面(bèimiàn)。

    Sorry, I never looked at the back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)照(zhào)片(piàn)翻(fān)到(dào)背(bèi)面(miàn)，那(nà)里(lǐ)写(xiě)着(zhe)拍(pāi)摄(shè)的(de)日(rì)期(qī)。

Please turn the photo over to the back, where the date it was taken is written.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)的(de)背(bèi)面(miàn)有(yǒu)一(yì)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)路(lù)，可(kě)以(yǐ)通(tōng)往(wǎng)山(shān)顶(dǐng)。

There is a small path on the back side of this mountain that leads to the summit.

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