背后

• 拼音: bèi hòu
• 汉字拆解: 背 = 北 (north/back) + 月 (flesh/body), meaning back; 后 = simplified from 後, meaning behind

含义

Behind; at the back; behind one's back. Can refer to physical location or figurative secretiveness.

Literally means behind someone or something. Figuratively, it often implies doing something secretly or the hidden story behind events. 在背后说人坏话 (talking bad about someone behind their back) is a common expression.

例句

1. 不要在别人背后说坏话。
2. 这件事的背后有一个感人的故事。
3. 他站在我背后，我都没发现。

用法指南

语境: social, narrative, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 每个成功的人背后都有很多努力。(Behind every successful person is a lot of hard work.)
• 他总是在背后帮助别人。(He always helps others behind the scenes.)

错误说法

• 我的背后很疼 (For physical back pain, say 我的背很疼 or 我后背疼 — 背后 is more about location 'behind' than the body part itself)

起源与历史

Compound of 背 (back) and 后 (behind, after), meaning behind or at the rear.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal