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Character · VerbTraditional背叛

to betray; to rebel against

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to betray; to be disloyal to

Used to describe the act of turning against one's country, friends, trust, or principles.

Hàn汉
jiān奸
shì是
mín民
zú族
de的
pàn叛
zéi贼
 。

Traitors are betrayers of the nation.

Jūn军
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
xiāo消
miè灭
le了
shān山
lǐ里
de的
pàn叛
fěi匪
 。

The army successfully destroyed the rebellious bandits in the mountains.

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Tā他
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bú不
huì会
bèi背
pàn叛
tā他
de的
zǔ祖
guó国
 。

He will never betray his motherland.

Nà那
ge个
dú独
cái裁
zhě者
zuì最
hòu后
zhòng众
pàn叛
qīn亲
lí离
 ,
gū孤
dú独
sǐ死
qù去
 。

That dictator eventually died alone, abandoned by his followers and family.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
lí离
jīng经
pàn叛
dào道
 ,
wán完
quán全
wéi违
bèi背
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
 。

This behavior is simply unorthodox and completely goes against tradition.