背 (bèi): meaning and stroke order

背 in our stories

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• 有人替介子推抱不平，他却淡淡地说：“我做那件事，本来就不是为了做官。”说完，便背着老母亲去了绵山隐居。

  yǒurén tì Jiè Zǐtuī bào bùpíng tā què dàndàn de shuō wǒ zuò nà jiàn shì běnlái jiù bú shì wèile zuò guān shuōwán biàn bēi zhe lǎo mǔqīn qù le Mián Shān yǐnjū

  Someone protested the injustice on his behalf, but he said calmly, "I never did that to become an official." Then he carried his old mother on his back to live as a recluse on Mount Mian.

  From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 父亲却慢慢伸过手来，轻轻拍着她的背，用沙哑的声音唱起了那首歌：“雷公雷公你别吵，我家宝宝要睡觉。”

  fùqīn què mànmàn shēn guò shǒu lái qīngqīng pāi zhe tā de bèi yòng shāyǎ de shēngyīn chàng qǐ le nà shǒu gē Léigōng Léigōng nǐ bié chǎo wǒ jiā bǎobao yào shuìjiào

  Her father slowly reached out, patted her back gently, and in a hoarse voice began to sing that song: "Thunder god, thunder god, don't make a noise, my baby needs to sleep."

  From the story The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 比赛那天早上，起点挤满了两万多名选手。人群中有一位头发花白的配速员，背上系着一个写着“四小时”的红气球。

  bǐsài nà tiān zǎoshang qǐdiǎn jǐmǎn le liǎngwàn duō míng xuǎnshǒu rénqún zhōng yǒu yí wèi tóufa huābái de pèisùyuán bèi shàng jì zhe yí gè xiě zhe sì xiǎoshí de hóng qìqiú

  On race morning more than twenty thousand runners were packed at the start. In the crowd was a grey-haired pacer with a red balloon tied to his back that read "four hours".

  From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9