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背后

bèi hòu

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 背後

背后 (bèi hòu) means "behind; at the back; in the rear". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 背后 means

1. behind
2. at the back
3. in the rear
4. behind sb's back

The characters in 背后

• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Example sentences

• 那背后是什幺意思？
  What's the idea behind that?
• 不要在背后说人坏话。
  Don't speak ill of others behind their back.
• 下车，把手放在背后。
  Step out of the car and place your hands behind your back.
• 背后感受到她的目光。
  I felt her gaze from behind.
• 女孩总是跟随在母亲背后。
  Nǚhái zǒngshì gēnsuí zài mǔqīn bèihòu.
  The girl was always following her mother.
• 要解开谋杀背后潜藏之谜！
  Yào jiěkāi móushā bèihòu qiáncáng zhī mí!
  Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!

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