Word: 背 (bèi, bēi)

亚尼背上中了四枪。

Yà ní bèi shàng zhōng le sì qiāng.

Yanni had four shots in his back.

他们的背都有毛病。

Tāmen de bèi dōu yǒu máobìng.

They have problems with their backs.

他利用工作的间隙背几个单词。

Tā lìyòng gōngzuò de jiànxì bèi jǐ ge dāncí.

He uses the breaks in his work to memorize a few words.

你坐的姿势不对，背会疼。

Nǐ zuò de zīshì bú duì, bèi huì téng.

You're sitting with the wrong posture, and your back will hurt.

劝世文贴在背上,给人看的

quànshì wén tiē zài bèi shang,gěi rén kàn de

an exhortation text stuck on your back: it's for others to read

她在他的背上戳了一下。

Tā zài tā de bèi shàng chuōle yíxià.

She stabbed him in the back.

她拿东西的时候背会有点疼。

Tā ná dōngxi de shíhou bèi huì yǒudiǎn téng.

Her back hurts when she carries things.

她背痛了好多年了。

Tā bèi tòngle hǎo duōnián le.

She's been having trouble with back pain for years.

孙猴子压在五行山下，背上越来越重

sūnhóuzi yā zài wǔxíng shānxià, bèi shang yuèláiyuè zhòng

Monkey Sun pinned under Five Elements Mountain: the weight on his back grows heavier and heavier

学习不能只背教条，要会思考。

Xuéxí bùnéng zhǐ bèi jiàotiáo, yào huì sīkǎo.

In study you can't just memorize dogma; you have to think.

小河沟里练不出好艄公，驴背上练不出好骑手

xiǎo hégōu li liàn bù chū hǎo shāogōng, lǘ bèi shang liàn bù chū hǎo qíshǒu

a small creek cannot train a good boatman, and a donkey's back cannot train a good rider

帮我搓一下背好吗？

Bāng wǒ cuō yíxià bèi hǎo ma?

Can you rub my back?

我们把这首诗背下来吧。

Wǒmen bǎ zhè shǒu shī bèi xiàlai ba.

Let's learn this poem by heart.

我感到背上有东西动。

Wǒ gǎndào bèi shàng yǒu dōngxi dòng.

I felt something moving on my back.

我爷爷能背很多文言文。

Wǒ yéye néng bèi hěn duō wényánwén.

My grandfather can recite a lot of classical Chinese.

我的背还在痛。

Wǒ de bèi hái zài tòng.

My back still hurts.

整天背单词，多枯燥啊！

Zhěngtiān bèi dāncí, duō kūzào a!

Memorizing words all day long, how dull!

有错不改，好比下雨背干柴

yǒu cuò bù gǎi, hǎobǐ xiàyǔ bēi gānchái

not fixing a mistake is like carrying dry firewood in the rain

烧香遇到鬼，背时了

shāoxiāng yùdào guǐ, bèi shí le

burning incense and meeting a ghost: out of luck

爷爷每天早上都会背几首诗词。

Yéye měitiān zǎoshang dōu huì bèi jǐ shǒu shīcí.

Every morning my grandfather recites a few poems.

猪八戒的脊梁，悟能之背

zhūbājiè de jǐliáng, Wùnéng zhī bèi

Pigsy's back: the back of Wuneng

猫生气时会把背拱起来。

Māo shēngqì shí huì bǎ bèi gǒng qǐlai.

A cat arches its back when it is angry.

猫看到狗，弓起了背。

Māo kàndào gǒu, gōng qǐle bèi.

The cat saw the dog and arched its back.

老师让我们背一首古诗。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bèi yì shǒu gǔshī.

The teacher asked us to memorize a classical poem.

老鼠到猫背上拉屎,活找死

lǎoshǔ dào māo bèi shang lāshǐ,huó zhǎosǐ

a mouse defecating on a cat's back: looking for death

老鼠骑在牛背上,大的没有小的能

lǎoshǔ qí zài niú bèi shang,dà de méiyǒu xiǎo de néng

a mouse riding on an ox's back: the big one isn't as capable as the small

背人偷酒吃，冷暖自己知

bèi rén tōu jiǔ chī, lěngnuǎn zìjǐ zhī

sneaking off to drink stolen wine: only you know whether it's cold or warm

背人没好事，好事不背人

bèi rén méi hǎoshì, hǎoshì bú bèi rén

what is done behind people's backs is nothing good; a good deed is not hidden from people

蛤蟆上脚面，往背上爬

háma shàng jiǎomiàn, wǎng bèi shàngpá

a toad on the top of the foot: climbing up the back (generation)

请帮我洗背。

Qǐng bāng wǒ xǐ bèi.

Please wash my back.

雨天披蓑衣，越背越重

yǔtiān pī suōyī, yuè bēi yuè zhòng

wearing a straw raincoat in the rain: the longer you carry it, the heavier

骑在老虎背上，身不由己

qí zài lǎohǔ bèi shang, shēnbùyóujǐ

sitting on a tiger's back: not able to control oneself

骑在驴背上吃烧鸡，不知这把骨头扔在哪

qí zài lǘ bèi shang chī shāo jī, bùzhī zhè bǎ gǔtou rēng zài nǎ

eating roast chicken on a donkey's back: not knowing where to throw this handful of bones