背, bèi

Meaning: back (of the body), to recite from memory

HSK 5 word

Example

他每天早上背生词。

Tā měi tiān zǎoshang bèi shēngcí.

He memorizes new words every morning.

Also written 背: bēi, “to carry on back” (HSK 4).

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