弓背
弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3
- to hunch over
- to stoop
- to arch one's back (upward)
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
弓
背
- 背包 bēi bāo ㄅㄟ ㄅㄠ bui3 baau1 knapsack
- 背叛 bèi pàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄢˋ bui3 bun6 to betray
- 背后背後 bèi hòu ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ bui3 hau6 behind
- 背心 bèi xīn ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bui3 sam1 sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
- 背景 bèi jǐng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bui3 ging2 background; backdrop; context
- 背着背著 bēi zhe ㄅㄟ ˙ㄓㄜ bui3 zoek3 carrying on one's back
Idioms with these characters
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 惊弓之鸟驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- 鸟尽弓藏鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- 左右开弓左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi ㄞ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄘㄚ ㄅㄟˋ aai1 gin1 caat3 bui3 (idiom) to be crowded together
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背道而驰背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- 背井离乡背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die