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背景

bèi jǐng · bei jing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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图(tú)片(piàn)的(de)背(bèi)景(jǐng)是(shì)一(yí)座(zuò)城(chéng)堡(bǎo)。

There is a castle in the background of the picture.

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如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bù)明(míng)白(bai)一(yí)件(jiàn)事(shì)，那(nà)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)它(tā)的(de)背(bèi)景(jǐng)。

If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.

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to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder

(bound form) scenery; circumstance

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.