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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[bèi]
  1. 1. noun back
    backache
    chairback
  2. 2. verb [指反向] have one’s back to
    着门站着。
    He is standing with his back to the door.
  3. 3. verb [离开] leave
  4. 4. verb [躲避] hide from
    她有些人的事。
    She has something to hide from people.
    他总是着父母说他们的坏话。
    He is always speaking badly of his parents behind their backs.
  5. 5. verb [背诵] recite
    首诗
    recite a poem
  6. 6. verb [违背] go against
  7. 7. adjective [偏僻] out-of-the-way
  8. 8. adjective [倒霉] unlucky
  9. 9. adjective [听觉不灵] hard of hearing

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[bèi]
  1. 1. noun the back of the body; back
    backache
    他的部动过手术。
  2. 2. noun the back of an object
    the back of a chair
    墨透纸
    The ink blotted on the paper.
    看书的时候靠在椅上容易睡着。
    上贴着一张标签。
  3. 3. verb with the back towards
    着太阳坐
    sit with one's back to the sun
    着手
    with one's hands clasped behind one's back
    山面海
    with hills behind and the sea in front
    着灯光,他躲在角落里吃糖果。
    一个人着手在湖边踱着。
    着我站在那儿。
  4. 4. verb turn away
    把脸过去
    turn one's face away
    同屋想看我在写什么,但是我过身子不让他看到。
  5. 5. verb leave; go away
    井离乡
    leave one's native place (esp. against one's will); be away from home
  6. 6. verb hide something from; do something behind somebody's back
    着人说话
    talk behind sb.'s back
    没有什么人的事
    have nothing to hide from anyone
    着我在外面赌博,欠下了一大笔钱。
    着别人说坏话是不文明的事。
  7. 7. verb recite from memory; learn by heart (or by rote);learn
    台词
    speak one's lines
    熟了。
    I've learnt the lesson by heart. or I have the lesson off pat.
    她三岁就会《唐诗三百首》。
    诵课文第三段。
  8. 8. verb act contrary to; violate; break
    着良心说话
    talk against good conscience
    不要做违自己意愿的事情。
  9. 9. adjective out-of-the-way
    back street; side street
    那地方很
    It is an out-of-the-way place. or That place is off the beaten track.
    他长年住在屋里。
  10. 10. adjective unlucky
    手气
    have bad luck (at mahjong playing, etc.)
    运的人总是很倒霉。
    今天真
  11. 11. adjective hard of hearing
    耳朵有点
    be a bit hard of hearing
    他老了,有点耳

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[bèi]
  1. 1. 躯干上跟胸和腹相对的部位
    汗流浃
  2. 2. 某些东西的反面或后部
    力透纸
  3. 3. 部对着
    着风走
    水一战
    光。
  4. 4. 违反;不遵守
    信弃义
  5. 5. 不顺
    运。
  6. 6. 离开
    井离乡。
  7. 7. 避开;瞒着
    说话不
    着大伙干坏事。
  8. 8.
    台词。
  9. 9. 把两臂放在后或捆在
    着手来回溜达
    剪。
  10. 10. 形 [口] 听觉不灵
    耳朵
  11. 11. 偏僻
    住处很,买东西不方便
    静。

Examples

着孩子
carry a baby on one's back
我怕不起这样的责任。
I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a responsibility.
他倒称心如意了,却叫我一人黑锅。
He got what he wanted and left me in the lurch as a scapegoat. 背黑锅
了一屁股债
be heavily in debt; be up to one's eyes in debt 背债
着太阳坐
sit with one's back to the sun
着手
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
把脸过去
turn one's face away
着人说话
talk behind sb.'s back
台词
speak one's lines
着良心说话
talk against good conscience

Character Decomposition


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