背 bēi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 北 north ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
背叛
bèipàn
to betray; betrayal
Characters in this word
叛 pàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他背叛的不只是朋友，更是自己曾经坚持的原则。 Tā bèipàn de bú zhǐ shì péngyou, gèng shì zìjǐ céngjīng jiānchí de yuánzé. What he betrayed was not only his friend, but also the principles he had once upheld.
- 他最好的朋友背叛了他，把秘密告诉了别人。 Tā zuì hǎo de péngyou bèipàn le tā, bǎ mìmì gàosu le biérén. His best friend betrayed him and told his secret to other people.
- 她觉得被背叛了，很久都没有再相信别人。 Tā juéde bèi bèipàn le, hěn jiǔ dōu méiyǒu zài xiāngxìn biérén. She felt betrayed and for a long time did not trust anyone again.
Related words
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 背 bēi to carry on one's back; back (body part)
- 背 bèi back
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 背景 bèijǐng background
- 背包 bēibāo backpack
- 背心 bèixīn vest, undershirt
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 背面 bèimiàn back; reverse side
- 背诵 bèisòng to recite from memory
- 背影 bèiyǐng view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against