back to back; behind someone's back
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
back to back; with backs touching
Describes the physical position of two people sitting or standing with their backs touching.
Tā他
liǎ俩
bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
de地
zuò坐
zhe着
。
The two of them sat back to back.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
zhàn站
zhe着
，
hù互
xiāng相
cāi猜
duì对
fāng方
shǒu手
li里
ná拿
de的
shì是
shén什
me么
。
The children stood back to back, guessing what the other was holding.
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Tā他
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
zuò坐
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
kàn看
xīng星
xing星
。
They like sitting back to back on the grass watching the stars.
adverb
behind someone's back; without the person's presence
neutralRefers to giving criticism, making complaints, or reporting issues without the subject present, often to avoid direct confrontation. Also called 背对背.
Wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
máo矛
dùn盾
jī激
huà化
，
xiān先
bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
gěi给
tā他
tí提
xiē些
yì意
jiàn见
。
To avoid intensifying the conflict, first give him some feedback behind his back.
Wǒ我
men们
huì会
jìn进
xíng行
bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
de的
diào调
chá查
，
què确
bǎo保
jié结
guǒ果
kè客
guān观
gōng公
zhèng正
。
We will conduct back-to-back investigations to ensure the results are objective and fair.
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Bèi背
kào靠
bèi背
píng评
biāo标
shì是
zhǐ指
píng评
wěi委
hù互
bù不
zhī知
xiǎo晓
duì对
fāng方
dǎ打
fēn分
qíng情
kuàng况
。
Back-to-back bid evaluation means the judges do not know each other's scoring.