违 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
违背
wéibèi
to violate; to go against
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 企业若违背环保承诺，即使短期获利，也会付出声誉代价。 Qǐyè ruò wéibèi huánbǎo chéngnuò, jíshǐ duǎnqī huòlì, yě huì fùchū shēngyù dàijià. If a company violates its environmental commitments, it will pay a reputational price even if it profits in the short term.
- 他答应过父母不熬夜，却常常违背自己的承诺。 Tā dāyìngguò fùmǔ bù áoyè, què chángcháng wéibèi zìjǐ de chéngnuò. He promised his parents he would not stay up late, yet he often breaks his own promise.
- 任何决定都不能违背大多数人的利益。 Rènhé juédìng dōu bùnéng wéibèi dàduōshù rén de lìyì. No decision may go against the interests of the majority.
Related words
- 违法 wéifǎ to break the law; illegal
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 违规 wéiguī to break rules; against rules
- 久违 jiǔwéi long-awaited; not seen for a long time
- 违约 wéiyuē to breach a contract
- 违章 wéizhāng to violate regulations
- 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