bēi

HSK 2
common
verb
measure_word

Meaning of

背 means carry on one's back; take on (a burden/debt). Pronounced bēi. HSK 2.

  • carry on one's back
  • take on (a burden/debt)
  • amount carried on one's back

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

cǎo
kǔn
hǎo
bēi
huí
cūn
 

He tied up the straw and carried it back to the village on his back.

Nóng
mín
bo
cháng
bēi
zhe
chú
tou
xià
gàn
huó
 

Farmer uncles often carry hoes on their backs to work in the fields.

Xiǎo
hái
zi
bāng
ma
bēi
zhe
xiǎo
shū
bāo
shàng
xué
 

The little child helps his mom carry his schoolbag on his back to school.

bēi
zhe
zhuāng
mǎn
líng
shí
de
bēi
bāo
yíng
 

She carried a backpack full of snacks on her back to go camping.

Gōng
rén
men
bēi
zhe
jiàn
zhù
cái
liào
shàng
gāo
lóu
 

The workers carried building materials on their backs up the tall building.