| 背 |
| 1. (anatomy) back | |
| 捶背 - to give a back massage | |
| 馬背 - horseback | |
| 2. back; backside; reverse side | |
| 手背 - back of the hand | |
| 紙背 - back of a piece of paper | |
| 3. to leave; to abandon | |
| 背井離鄉 - to leave one's native place and move elsewhere | |
| 4. to back onto | |
| 背 著着zhe 太陽 坐 - to sit with one's back to the sun | |
| 背 山 面 海 - backing on to a mountain and facing the sea | |
| 5. to betray | |
| 6. to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone | |
| 男朋友 背 著着zhe 我 和 其他 女生 聊天。 - My boyfriend chats with other girls behind my back. | |
| 7. to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate | |
| 背約 - to break one’s promise | |
| 背 著着zhe 良心 說話 - to speak against one's conscience | |
| 8. to memorize; to recite | |
| 這 篇 文章 寫-得de 多 棒 啊，背 下來。 - How excellently written is this article! Memorize it. | |
| 你 背 唐詩 背 了 多少shǎo 首？ - How many Tang poems have you memorized? | |
| 9. unlucky; out of luck | |
| 10. hard of hearing | |
| 耳朵duo 有點兒r 背 - to be a bit hard of hearing | |
| 11. remote; out-of-the-way | |
| 12. to carry on the back | |
| 13. (figurative) to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility) | |
