背

bēi · bei/bèi · bei

Traditional 揹

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)

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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