Chinese Traditional: 背
Chinese Simplified: 背
Pinyin: bei4
Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ
English Meaning: 1. back (of a body or object), backside, reverse side 2. to turn one's back 3. to recite by heart, to memorize 4. to abandon, to give up 5. to deviate, to go contrary to, to violate 6. to betray, to be disloyal 7. unlucky, out of luck 8. hard of hearing

Example Sentences:

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他決定更努力學習，多背單字。
他决定更努力学习，多背单字。
ta1 jue2 ding4 geng4 nu3 li4 xue2 xi2, duo1 bei4 dan1 zi4.
He decided to study harder and to memorize more words.
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企鵝有白色的肚子和黑色的背。
企鹅有白色的肚子和黑色的背。
qi4 e2 you3 bai2 se4 de5 du4 zi5 he2 hei1 se4 de5 bei4.
Penguins have a white belly and a black back.
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