背靠背
bèi kào bèi
Pinyin

Definition

背靠背
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bèi kào bèi
  1. back to back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bēi
  1. 1 variant of 背[bēi]
bèi hòu
  1. 1 behind
  2. 2 at the back
  3. 3 in the rear
  4. 4 behind sb's back
bèi jǐng
  1. 1 background
  2. 2 backdrop
  3. 3 context
  4. 4 (fig.) powerful backer
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
kào
  1. 1 to lean against or on
  2. 2 to stand by the side of
  3. 3 to come near to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to trust
  6. 6 to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7 traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
yī kào
  1. 1 to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. 2 to depend on
tíng kào
  1. 1 to call at
  2. 2 to stop at
  3. 3 berth
kě kào
  1. 1 reliable
hòu bèi
  1. 1 the back (human anatomy)
  2. 2 the back part of sth
shǒu bèi
  1. 1 back of the hand
bēi bāo
  1. 1 knapsack
  2. 2 rucksack
  3. 3 infantry pack
  4. 4 field pack
  5. 5 blanket roll
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
bèi pàn
  1. 1 to betray
bēi dài
  1. 1 braces
  2. 2 suspenders
  3. 3 sling (for a rifle)
  4. 4 straps (for a knapsack)
bèi yǐng
  1. 1 rear view
  2. 2 figure seen from behind
  3. 3 view of the back (of a person or object)
bèi xīn
  1. 1 sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
bèi shū
  1. 1 to repeat a lesson
  2. 2 to learn by heart
  3. 3 to endorse a check
bèi qì
  1. 1 abandon
  2. 2 desert
  3. 3 renounce
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
  1. 1 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
bēi fù
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to carry on one's back
  3. 3 to shoulder
bèi bù
  1. 1 back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
bèi miàn
  1. 1 the back
  2. 2 the reverse side
  3. 3 the wrong side

Idioms (17)

六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 2 left to one's own devices
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat
无依无靠
wú yī wú kào
  1. 1 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
  2. 2 orphaned
  3. 3 left to one's own devices
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
  1. 1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
  2. 2 treachery
  3. 3 perfidy
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
背水一战
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
  1. 1 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
背道而驰
bèi dào ér chí
  1. 1 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
腹背相亲
fù bèi xiāng qīn
  1. 1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
靠山吃山,靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make the best use of local resources
  3. 3 to exploit one's position to advance oneself
  4. 4 to find one's niche
  5. 5 to live off the land

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