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bēi = b + ei1
variant of 背[bei1]
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bēi = b + ei1
to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
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bèi = b + ei4
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing
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How to pronounce 背

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

背 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
běi = b + ei3
north / (classical) to be defeated
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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Characters with 背 as component

bēi = b + ei1
variant of 背[bei1]
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bèi = b + ei4
paper or cloth pasted together
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bèi = b + ei4
to disobey / to stand back-to-back
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Words with 背

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to betray
behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3]

Sentences with 背

men
bèi
xià
shǒu
 
 
àn
jiàn
shāng
rén

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bēi / bèi

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