弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3
- to hunch over
- to stoop
- to arch one's back (upward)
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弓
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5 bow and crossbow
- 弓形 gōng xíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung1 jing4 circular segment
- 弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gung1 zong6 bowed
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
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- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 弓臂 gōng bì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ gung1 bei3 (archery) bow limb
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 弓足 gōng zú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ gung1 zuk1 bound feet
- 弓身 gōng shēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ gung1 san1 to bend the body at the waist
- 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
- 弹弓 彈弓 dàn gōng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ daan6 gung1 catapult
- 柘弓 zhè gōng ㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ze3 gung1 bow made from the 柘 tree
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 腱弓 jiàn gōng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gin3 gung1 tendon arch (anatomy)
- 角弓 jiǎo gōng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gok3 gung1 bow decorated with animal horns
- 足弓 zú gōng ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ zuk1 gung1 arch (of a foot)
- 长弓 長弓 cháng gōng ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ coeng4 gung1 longbow
- 开弓 開弓 kāi gōng ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ hoi1 gung1 to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
- 颧弓 顴弓 quán gōng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kyun4 gung1 (anatomy) zygomatic arch
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
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- 背着 背著 bēi zhe ㄅㄟ ˙ㄓㄜ bui3 zoek3 carrying on one's back
- 背诵 背誦 bèi sòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bui6 zung6 to recite
- 背面 bèi miàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bui3 min6 the back
- 违背 違背 wéi bèi ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ wai4 bui3 to go against
- 刀背 dāo bèi ㄉㄠ ㄅㄟˋ dou1 bui3 back of the knife
- 去背 qù bèi ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ heoi3 bui3 (Tw) to remove the background from an image
- 向背 xiàng bèi ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ hoeng3 bui3 support or opposition; alignment with or against a person, group or cause
- 垫背 墊背 diàn bèi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ zin3 bui3 to serve as a sacrificial victim
- 仑背 崙背 Lún bèi ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄟˋ leon4 bui3 Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 后背 後背 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bui3 the back (human anatomy)
- 手背 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bui3 back of the hand
- 捐背 juān bèi ㄐㄩㄢ ㄅㄟˋ gyun1 bui3 to die
- 捶背 chuí bèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ ceoi4 bui3 to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
- 背债 揹債 bēi zhài ㄅㄟ ㄓㄞˋ bui3 zaai3 to be in debt
- 搭背 dā bèi ㄉㄚ ㄅㄟˋ daap3 bui3 harness pad (on draft animal)
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
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- 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
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- 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
- 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 腹背受敌 腹背受敵 fù bèi shòu dí ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ fuk1 bui3 sau6 dik6 (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear
- 腹背相亲 腹背相親 fù bèi xiāng qīn ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ fuk1 bui3 soeng1 can1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄚ ㄅㄟˋ ngau1 gin1 daap3 bui3 (idiom) arms around each other's shoulders