Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

背后 [bèihòu]

1. 1. behind; at the back; in the rear

   门背后

   behind the door

   房子背后

   at the back of the house

   门的背后有一把扫帚。

   那栋楼房背后有一个游泳池。

2. 2. behind somebody's back

   当面不说，背后乱说

   say nothing to people to their faces but gossip about them behind their backs

   背后捣鬼

   plot (or scheme) behind the scenes; play underhand tricks

   背后下毒手

   stab in the back

   他平日里表现挺好，背后却干一些偷鸡摸狗的事。

   他在背后捣乱，以致我们又失败了。

   那个家伙在背后捅了我们一刀，我们的经费又吹了。