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背

bēi · bei/bèi · bei

Traditional 揹

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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bēi 背

  1. to be burdened
  2. to carry on the back or shoulder

bèi 背

  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. unlucky (slang)
  7. hard of hearing

bēi 揹

  1. variant of 背 (bēi)
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Heavy backpack

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)背(bēi)着(zhe)什么(shénme)？好(hǎo)大(dà)的(de)包(bāo)！

    What are you carrying on your back? Such a big bag!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)背(bēi)了(le)五(wǔ)瓶(píng)水(shuǐ)，今天(jīntiān)爬山(páshān)。

    I'm carrying five bottles of water; we're climbing today.

  3. Dengdeng

    五(wǔ)瓶(píng)？你(nǐ)的(de)背(bèi)不(bù)疼(téng)吗(ma)？

    Five? Doesn't your back hurt?

  4. Liangliang

    累(lèi)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)越(yuè)喝(hē)，包(bāo)越(yuè)轻(qīng)。

    Tired, but the more we drink, the lighter the bag gets.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快点儿(kuàidiǎnr)喝(hē)，我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)背(bēi)空(kōng)瓶子(píngzi)！

    Then let's drink fast, and I'll carry the empty bottles for you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)背(bēi)著(zhe)書(shū)包(bāo)走(zǒu)路(lù)上(shàng)學(xué)。

He walks to school carrying his backpack every day.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)背(bèi)有(yǒu)點(diǎn)痛(tòng)，想(xiǎng)去(qù)按(àn)摩(mó)一(yí)下(xià)。

My back hurts a bit, so I want to get a massage.

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