bèi jǐng
background
backdrop
context
(fig.) powerful backer
CL:種|种[zhong3]
bèi
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
bēi
to be burdened
to carry on the back or shoulder
bèi hòu
behind
at the back
in the rear
behind sb's back
duàn bèi
homosexual, cf Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain
bèi dào ér chí
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
bèi miàn
the back
the reverse side
the wrong side
bēi fù
bear
carry on the back
have on one's shoulder
wéi bèi
to go against
to be contrary to
to violate
bèi lí
to depart from
to deviate from
deviation
bèi sòng
to recite
to repeat from memory
bèi shū
to repeat a lesson
to learn by heart
to endorse a check
tuó bèi
hunchbacked
stooping
hunchback
bēi dài
braces
suspenders
sling (for a rifle)
straps (for a knapsack)
bèi yǐng
rear view
figure seen from behind
view of the back (of a person or object)
bēi bāo
knapsack
rucksack
infantry pack
field pack
blanket roll
CL:個|个[ge4]
bèi xīn
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
CL:件[jian4]
bèi guāng
to be in a poor light
to do sth with one's back to the light
to stand in one's own light
bèi jǐ
the back of the human body
lòu bèi
halterneck
backless (garment)
bèi jǐng yīn yuè
background music (BGM)
soundtrack
musical setting
sǐ jì yìng bèi
to learn by rote
to mechanically memorize
bèi dì
secretly
in private
behind someone's back
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
bēi shān
with back to the mountain (favored location)
bēi hēi guō
to be made a scapegoat
to be unjustly blamed
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
Duàn bèi shān
Brokeback Mountain, film by Ang Lee
hǔ bèi xióng yāo
back of a tiger and waist of a bear
tough and stocky build
dào bèi rú liú
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
bēi lǒu
a basket carried on the back
bèi xìn qì yì
breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
treachery
perfidy
dā bèi
harness pad (on draught animal)
diàn bèi
to serve as a sacrificial victim
to suffer for sb else
scapegoat
to share sb's fate
Lún bèi
Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
lí xiāng bèi jǐng
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
bèi zhe shǒu
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
wān yāo tuó bèi
slouch
stoop
poor posture
Lún bèi xiāng
Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
bèi kuò jī
latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest)
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān
face to the ground, back to the sky
bēi zhài
to be in debt
to be saddled with debts
tuó bèi jīng
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
bèi yuē
to break an agreement
to go back on one's word
to fail to keep one's promise
bēi bāo fú
to have a weight on one's mind
to take on a mental burden
zhuǎn bèi
to turn one's back
to turn around
fig. change in a very short time
jiàn bēi
to pass away (lit., of the older generation)
to be orphaned
bèi chéng jiè yī
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
to put up a desperate struggle
bèi miù
variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bei4 miu4]
bèi yǐng r
erhua variant of 背影[bei4 ying3]
xióng yāo hǔ bèi
waist of a bear and back of a tiger
tough and stocky build
qiāo dà bèi
to have sex with a prostitute
bēi shān lín shuǐ
with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
qiāo xiǎo bèi
to be masturbated by a prostitute
zǒu bèi zì r
erhua variant of 走背字[zou3 bei4 zi4]
bēi bǎng
to score last in an examination
dào bèi shǒu
with one's hands behind one's back
fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn
BCD
Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)
è hóu fǔ bèi
lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
fig. to occupy all key points (military)
wéi xìn bèi yuē
in violation of contract and good faith
fù bèi xiāng qīn
to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
qiāo zhōng bèi
to receive oral sex from a prostitute
dào bèi shǒu r
erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
áo bèi fù shān
debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
bèi dì fēng
behind sb's back
privately
on the sly
qì yuē bèi méng
to abrogate an agreement
to break one's oath (idiom)
bèi náng
backpack
knapsack
rucksack
bèi shān
with back to the mountain (favored location)
bèi shān lín shuǐ
with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
bèi yǐng shā shǒu
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
bèi jǐng xū huà
background blurring (photography)
bèi shā
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
bèi yǐ
to have one's back against
to lean against
to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
hóng bèi bó láo
(bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
hóng bèi hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo
(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
zǐ bèi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
zǐ bèi wěi yán
(bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
lǜ bèi jī wēng
(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
lǜ bèi shān què
(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
lǜ bèi lín wēng
(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)
bèi qì
to stop breathing (as a medical condition)
(fig.) to pass out (in anger)
to have a stroke
bēi fù
to bear
to carry on one's back
to shoulder
diǎn bèi
(dialect) to be out of luck
diǎn zi bèi
(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
diǎn r bèi
(dialect) to be out of luck
hēi bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
hēi bèi xìn tiān wēng
(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
hè bèi wēng jú
(bird species of China) bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)
hè bèi dì shān què
(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
biǎo bèi
to mount a picture
also written 裱褙[biao3 bei4]
lán bèi bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
cāng bèi shān què
(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
máng cì zài bèi
feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
uneasy and nervous
to be on pins and needles
bèi bù
back (rear part of the torso)
back (the area of a vertebrate animal's body on either side of the backbone)
(anatomy) dorsum
bèi zhuǎn
to turn away
to turn one's back to
(gymnastics etc) backspin
guī bèi zhú
split-leaf philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
lì bèi bó láo
(bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides)
zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
àn bèi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
àn lǜ bèi lú cí
(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
bān bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
bān bèi qián yā
(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
bān bèi dà wěi yīng
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)
bān bèi zào méi
(bird species of China) barred laughingthrush (Garrulax lunulatus)
chuí bèi
to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
fig. to both be of equal importance
to value both equally
hòu bèi
the back (human anatomy)
the back part of sth
gōng bèi
to hunch over
to stoop
to arch one's back (upward)
fān bèi qián yā
(bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
diào dài bèi xīn
camisole (women's garment)
gōu jiān dā bèi
arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi
(lit.) chest sticking to back
(fig.) famished
(of several persons) packed chest to back
lì bèi qí méi
(bird species of China) rufous-backed sibia (Heterophasia annectans)
lì bèi yán liù
(bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)
bái bèi jī dōng
(bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
bái bèi wù jiù
(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
niú bèi lù
(bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
huī bèi ōu
(bird species of China) slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus)
huī bèi dōng
(bird species of China) grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum)
huī bèi sǔn
(bird species of China) merlin (Falco columbarius)
huī bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
huī bèi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
huī bèi bó láo
(bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
hàn liú jiā bèi
to sweat profusely (idiom)
drenched in sweat
zōng bèi hēi tóu dōng
(bird species of China) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)
zōng bèi xuě què
(bird species of China) Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
zōng bèi tián jī
(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
zōng bèi bó láo
(bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi
(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
lì bèi duǎn chì dōng
(bird species of China) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)
guāng bèi dì dōng
(bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)