Dictionary - results for back

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
后	後	hòu	- back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later
脊	脊	jǐ	- spine - back - ridge - Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]
后边	後邊	hòubian	- back - rear - behind
后面	後面	hòumian	- rear - back - behind - later - afterwards
背侧	背側	bèicè	- back - back side
脊背	脊背	jǐbèi	- back
佗	佗	tuó	- carry on the back
却	卻	què	- but - yet - however - while - to go back - to decline - to retreat - nevertheless - even though
回	回	huí	- to circle - to go back - to turn around - to answer - to return - to revolve - Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) - time - classifier for acts of a play - section or chapter (of a classic book)
憋	憋	biē	- to choke - to stifle - to restrain - to hold back - to hold in (urine) - to hold (one's breath)
挫	挫	cuò	- obstructed - to fail - to oppress - to repress - to lower the tone - to bend back - to dampen
掣	掣	chè	- to pull - to draw - to pull back - to withdraw - to flash past
搡	搡	sǎng	- push back - push over
敛	斂	liǎn	- to hold back - to restrain - to control (oneself) - to collect - Taiwan pr. [lian4]
缩	縮	suō	- to withdraw - to pull back - to contract - to shrink - to reduce - abbreviation - also pr. [su4]
繈	繈	qiǎng	- cloth for carrying baby on back
背	背	bèi	- the back of a body or object - to turn one's back - to hide something from - to learn by heart - to recite from memory - unlucky (slang) - hard of hearing
腰	腰	yāo	- waist - lower back - pocket - middle - loins
荷	荷	hè	- to carry on one's shoulder or back - burden - responsibility
褓	褓	bǎo	- cloth for carrying baby on back
襁	襁	qiǎng	- cloth for carrying baby on back
轾	輊	zhì	- back and lower of chariot - short - low
退	退	tuì	- to retreat - to decline - to move back - to withdraw
遏	遏	è	- to restrain - to check - to hold back
还	還	huán	- to pay back - to return
鞧	鞧	qiū	- crupper - leather strap - (dialect) to draw back - to shrink
项	項	xiàng	- back of neck - item - thing - term (in a mathematical formula) - sum (of money) - classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
驮	馱	tuó	- to carry on one's back
交还	交還	jiāohuán	- to return sth - to hand back
仰躺	仰躺	yǎngtǎng	- to lie on one's back
来回	來回	láihuí	- to make a round trip - return journey - back and forth - to and fro - repeatedly
倒叙	倒敘	dàoxù	- to flash back - flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
倒退	倒退	dàotuì	- to fall back - to go in reverse
倚靠	倚靠	yǐkào	- to lean on - to rest against - to rely on - support - backing - back of a chair
传回	傳回	chuánhuí	- to send back
偿付	償付	chángfù	- to pay back
刀背	刀背	dāobèi	- back of the knife
力挺	力挺	lìtǐng	- to support - to back
汇报	匯報	huìbào	- to report - to give an account of - to collect information and report back
却步	卻步	quèbù	- to step back
反剪	反剪	fǎnjiǎn	- with hands behind one's back - trussed
反嘴	反嘴	fǎnzuǐ	- to answer back - to contradict - to renege - to go back on one's word
反弹	反彈	fǎntán	- to bounce - to bounce back - to boomerang - to ricochet - rebound (of stock market etc) - bounce - backlash - negative repercussions
反手	反手	fǎnshǒu	- to turn a hand over - to put one's hand behind one's back - fig. easily done
反接	反接	fǎnjiē	- trussed - with hands tied behind the back
反击	反擊	fǎnjī	- to strike back - to beat back - to counterattack
反冲	反衝	fǎnchōng	- recoil (of a gun) - to bounce back - backlash
反顾	反顧	fǎngù	- to glance back - fig. to regret - to have second thoughts about sth
回来	回來	huílai	- to return - to come back
回信	回信	huíxìn	- to reply - to write back - letter written in reply - CL:封[feng1]
回去	回去	huíqu	- to return - to go back
回口	回口	huíkǒu	- to answer back
回报	回報	huíbào	- (in) return - reciprocation - payback - retaliation - to report back - to reciprocate
回想	回想	huíxiǎng	- to recall - to recollect - to think back
回采	回採	huícǎi	- stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces) - to extract ore - extraction - to pull back
回击	回擊	huíjī	- to fight back - to return fire - to counterattack
回放	回放	huífàng	- to replay - to play back
回流	回流	huíliú	- to flow back - reflux - circumfluence - refluence - backward flow - returning flow (e.g. of talent)
回火	回火	huíhuǒ	- to temper (iron) - to flare back - flareback (in a gas burner) - (of an engine) to backfire
回眸	回眸	huímóu	- to glance back - to look back - retrospective
回耗	回耗	huíhào	- to write back - to send a reply
回落	回落	huíluò	- to fall back - to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
回购	回購	huígòu	- buyback - repurchase - to buy back
回返	回返	huífǎn	- to return - to go back - to come back
回电	回電	huídiàn	- to reply to a telegram - to wire back
回顾	回顧	huígù	- to look back - to review
回馈	回饋	huíkuì	- to give back - feedback
回首	回首	huíshǒu	- to turn around - to look back - to recollect
尾部	尾部	wěibù	- back part - rear or tail section
屁股	屁股	pìgu	- buttocks - bottom - butt - back part
带回	帶回	dàihuí	- to bring back
强嘴	強嘴	jiàngzuǐ	- to talk back - to reply defiantly
往复	往復	wǎngfù	- to go and come back - to make a return trip - backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action) - to reciprocate (of machine part)
后座	後座	hòuzuò	- back seat - pillion
后心	後心	hòuxīn	- middle of the back
后段	後段	hòuduàn	- final part - rear - back end - final segment - the following section - last paragraph
后翅	後翅	hòuchì	- back wing (of insect)
后脑	後腦	hòunǎo	- hindbrain - back of the head
后腰	後腰	hòuyāo	- lower back
后盖	後蓋	hòugài	- back cover - shell (of crab etc)
后退	後退	hòutuì	- to recoil - to draw back - to fall back - to retreat
后部	後部	hòubù	- back section
后院	後院	hòuyuàn	- rear court - back garden - backyard (also fig.)
后头	後頭	hòutou	- behind - in the back - the rear side - later - in future
复归	復歸	fùguī	- to return - to come back
复返	復返	fùfǎn	- to come back - to return
戳咕	戳咕	chuōgū	- to stir up behind sb's back - to incite secretly
手背	手背	shǒubèi	- back of the hand
打退	打退	dǎtuì	- to beat back - to repel - to repulse
折回	折回	zhéhuí	- to turn back - to retrace one's steps
折转	折轉	zhézhuǎn	- reflex (angle) - to turn back
折返	折返	zhéfǎn	- to turn back
抵挡	抵擋	dǐdǎng	- to resist - to hold back - to stop - to ward off - to withstand
拉稀	拉稀	lāxī	- (coll.) to have diarrhea - to shrink back - to cower
挫折	挫折	cuòzhé	- setback - reverse - check - defeat - frustration - disappointment - to frustrate - to discourage - to set sb back - to blunt - to subdue
挺腰	挺腰	tǐngyāo	- to straighten one's back - to arch one's back
挺身	挺身	tǐngshēn	- to straighten one's back
掣肘	掣肘	chèzhǒu	- (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow - (fig.) to hold back - to impede - to handicap
折转	摺轉	zhézhuǎn	- reflex (angle) - to turn back
击退	擊退	jītuì	- to beat back - to repel
支持	支持	zhīchí	- to be in favor of - to support - to back - support - backing - to stand by - CL:個\|个[ge4]
支援	支援	zhīyuán	- to provide assistance - to support - to back
收回	收回	shōuhuí	- to regain - to retake - to take back - to withdraw - to revoke
收缩	收縮	shōusuō	- to pull back - to shrink - to contract - (physiology) systole
故我	故我	gùwǒ	- one's former self - back on form
暗害	暗害	ànhài	- to kill secretly - to stab in the back
暗箭	暗箭	ànjiàn	- attack by a hidden enemy - a stab in the back
朝后	朝後	cháohòu	- backwards - facing back
欠薪	欠薪	qiànxīn	- to owe wages - back pay - wages arrears
归路	歸路	guīlù	- the way back - return route
归途	歸途	guītú	- the way back - one's journey home
狼顾	狼顧	lánggù	- to look out for the wolf - taking care to watch one's back
发回	發回	fāhuí	- to send back - to return
示弱	示弱	shìruò	- not to fight back - to take it lying down - to show weakness - to show one's softer side
笞背	笞背	chībèi	- to flog or whip the back
紧缩	緊縮	jǐnsuō	- (economics) to reduce - to curtail - to cut back - to tighten - austerity - tightening - crunch
缓气	緩氣	huǎnqì	- to get one's breath back - to take a breather
背地	背地	bèidì	- secretly - in private - behind someone's back
背后	背後	bèihòu	- behind - at the back - in the rear - behind sb's back
背板	背板	bèibǎn	- panel - back panel
背篓	背簍	bēilǒu	- a basket carried on the back
背负	背負	bēifù	- to bear - to carry on one's back - to shoulder
背部	背部	bèibù	- back (rear part of the torso) - back (the area of a vertebrate animal's body on either side of the backbone) - (anatomy) dorsum
背面	背面	bèimiàn	- the back - the reverse side - the wrong side
脑勺	腦勺	nǎosháo	- back of the head
腰板	腰板	yāobǎn	- waist and back - fig. upright and still healthy
腰部	腰部	yāobù	- waist - small of the back
舌根	舌根	shégēn	- back of tongue - tongue root - dorsal
舒气	舒氣	shūqì	- to heave a sigh of relief - to get one's breath back - to vent one's spleen
船尾	船尾	chuánwěi	- back end of a ship - aft
裁汰	裁汰	cáitài	- to cut back
讨还	討還	tǎohuán	- to ask for sth back - to recover
买回	買回	mǎihuí	- to buy back - to redeem - repurchase
赶走	趕走	gǎnzǒu	- to drive out - to turn back
转去	轉去	zhuànqù	- to return - to go back
转回	轉回	zhuǎnhuí	- to turn back - to put back - reversal - melodic inversion (in music)
转背	轉背	zhuǎnbèi	- to turn one's back - to turn around - fig. change in a very short time
返回	返回	fǎnhuí	- to return to - to come (or go) back
回避	迴避	huíbì	- to shun - to avoid (sb) - to skirt - to evade (an issue) - to step back - to withdraw - to recuse (a judge etc)
追回	追回	zhuīhuí	- to recover (sth lost or stolen) - to get back
追忆	追憶	zhuīyì	- to recollect - to recall (past times) - to look back
追还	追還	zhuīhuán	- to recover (lost property or money) - to win back
退却	退卻	tuìquè	- to retreat - to shrink back
退回	退回	tuìhuí	- to return (an item) - to send back - to go back
退缩	退縮	tuìsuō	- to shrink back - to cower
退还	退還	tuìhuán	- to return (sth borrowed etc) - to send back - to refund - to rebate
送返	送返	sòngfǎn	- to send back
送还	送還	sònghuán	- to return - to give back - to send back - to repatriate
逆转	逆轉	nìzhuǎn	- to turn back - to reverse
逡巡	逡巡	qūnxún	- to draw back - to move back and forth - to hesitate - in an instant
遏制	遏制	èzhì	- to check - to contain - to hold back - to keep within limits - to constrain - to restrain
遏止	遏止	èzhǐ	- to hold back - to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) - to resist - esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
遣返	遣返	qiǎnfǎn	- to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) - to send back
还口	還口	huánkǒu	- to retort - to answer back
还嘴	還嘴	huánzuǐ	- to retort - to answer back
还手	還手	huánshǒu	- to hit back - to retaliate
还击	還擊	huánjī	- to hit back - to return fire
阻遏	阻遏	zǔè	- to impede - to hold sb back
队尾	隊尾	duìwěi	- back of the line - last one in line
顶嘴	頂嘴	dǐngzuǐ	- to talk back - to answer back
项颈	項頸	xiàngjǐng	- back of neck
颠倒	顛倒	diāndǎo	- to turn upside down - to reverse - back to front - confused - deranged - crazy
倒背手	倒背手	dàobèishǒu	- with one's hands behind one's back
后脑勺	後腦勺	hòunǎosháo	- back of the head
后车轴	後車軸	hòuchēzhóu	- back axle (of car)
戳壁脚	戳壁腳	chuōbìjiǎo	- to criticize behind sb's back - back-biting
戳脊梁	戳脊梁	chuōjǐliang	- to criticize behind sb's back - back-biting
打挺儿	打挺兒	dǎtǐngr	- to arch one's body and fling one's head back
拖后腿	拖後腿	tuōhòutuǐ	- to impede - to obstruct - to hold back
无保留	無保留	wúbǎoliú	- without reservation - not holding anything back - unconditional
背地里	背地裡	bèidìli	- behind sb's back
背地风	背地風	bèidìfēng	- behind sb's back - privately - on the sly
背对背	背對背	bèiduìbèi	- back to back
背着手	背著手	bèizheshǒu	- with one's hands clasped behind one's back
背靠背	背靠背	bèikàobèi	- back to back
脖颈儿	脖頸兒	bógěngr	- back of the neck - nape
腰杆子	腰桿子	yāogǎnzi	- waist - small of the back - (fig.) backing
走后门	走後門	zǒuhòumén	- lit. to enter by the back door - fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels - back door or under the counter connections
开倒车	開倒車	kāidàochē	- to drive in reverse - fig. to take a backward step - retrogressive - trying to turn the clock back
互通有无	互通有無	hùtōngyǒuwú	- mutual exchange of assistance (idiom) - to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls - to reciprocate with material assistance - scratch each other's back
来回来去	來回來去	láihuíláiqù	- repeatedly - back and forth again and again
依然如故	依然如故	yīránrúgù	- back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement - Things haven't changed at all.
反传算法	反傳算法	fǎnchuánsuànfǎ	- back propagation algorithm
另起炉灶	另起爐灶	lìngqǐlúzào	- lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch - back to square one - to start of on a new path
同途殊归	同途殊歸	tóngtúshūguī	- same road out, different ones back
吞吞吐吐	吞吞吐吐	tūntūntǔtǔ	- to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth - to speak and break off, then start again - to hold sth back
四脚朝天	四腳朝天	sìjiǎocháotiān	- four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
戳脊梁骨	戳脊梁骨	chuōjǐlianggǔ	- to criticize behind sb's back - back-biting
按捺不住	按捺不住	ànnàbuzhù	- to be unable to hold back
擂鼓鸣金	擂鼓鳴金	léigǔmíngjīn	- to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat - to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金	擊鼓鳴金	jīgǔmíngjīn	- to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat - to egg people on or to call them back
望而却步	望而卻步	wàngérquèbù	- to shrink back - to flinch
瞠目以对	瞠目以對	chēngmùyǐduì	- to return only a blank stare - to stare back
瞻前顾后	瞻前顧後	zhānqiángùhòu	- to look forward and back - to consider prudently - overcautious
穷当益坚	窮當益堅	qióngdāngyìjiān	- poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined - the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
义无反顾	義無反顧	yìwúfǎngù	- honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back - no surrender - to pursue justice with no second thoughts
自讨苦吃	自討苦吃	zìtǎokǔchī	- to ask for trouble (idiom) - to make a rod for one's own back
虎背熊腰	虎背熊腰	hǔbèixióngyāo	- back of a tiger and waist of a bear - tough and stocky build
裹足不前	裹足不前	guǒzúbùqián	- to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
重提旧事	重提舊事	chóngtíjiùshì	- to raise the same old topic again - to hark back
锐不可当	銳不可當	ruìbùkědāng	- unstoppable - hard to hold back
驾轻就熟	駕輕就熟	jiàqīngjiùshú	- lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy - a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
鳌背负山	鰲背負山	áobèifùshān	- debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
前胸贴后背	前胸貼後背	qiánxiōngtiēhòubèi	- (lit.) chest sticking to back - (fig.) famished - (of several persons) packed chest to back
肉包子打狗	肉包子打狗	ròubāozǐdǎgǒu	- what's gone can never come back
开弓没有回头箭	開弓沒有回頭箭	kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn	- lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) - fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back - to have to finish what one started - to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
跑了和尚，跑不了寺	跑了和尚，跑不了寺	pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎosì	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚，跑不了庙	跑了和尚，跑不了廟	pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙	跑得了和尚，跑不了廟	pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
学如逆水行舟，不进则退	學如逆水行舟，不進則退	xuérúnìshuǐxíngzhōu,bùjìnzétuì	- Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back