背

• 拼音: bèi
• 汉字拆解: 背 (bèi/bēi) — back of the body; to recite from memory (bèi); to carry on one's back (bēi)

含义

To recite from memory; to memorize; to carry on one's back.

Has two main meanings depending on pronunciation: bèi = to memorize and recite; bēi = to carry on one's back. In academic contexts the memorization meaning is more common.

例句

1. 老师让我们背这首古诗。
2. 他每天背五个新单词。
3. 小孩子背着书包去上学。

用法指南

语境: studying, memorizing vocabulary, reciting poems, carrying objects

语气: neutral, academic

正确说法

• 你背下来了吗？(Have you memorized it?)
• 我需要背这段课文。(I need to memorize this passage.)

错误说法

• Do not confuse the two pronunciations: 背 (bèi) = to recite/memorize; 背 (bēi) = to carry on the back. Using the wrong tone changes the meaning entirely.

起源与历史

The character 背 combines 北 (north, originally two people back to back) and 月/肉 (flesh/body), giving the sense of the back of the body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal