背地里 (bēi) — behind someone's back; privately, secretly
Definition
'Behind someone's back' — doing something secretly or privately, usually with a negative sense like gossip or unfair decisions. Always precedes the verb.
adverb
behind someone's backprivatelysecretly
Examples
- 背地里。Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài bēi shuō bié rén de huài huà.He always likes to speak ill of others behind their backs.
- 背地里，。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ men bēi tǎo lùn guò le, zàn shí bú yào gōng kāi.We discussed this matter privately; let's not make it public for now.
- 背地里，。bēi Zuò jué dìng shì bù gōng píng de, yīng gāi ràng dà jiā cān yù.Making decisions behind people's backs is unfair; everyone should be allowed to participate.
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