背景 (bèi jǐng) — background, backdrop (of a picture, scene, etc.); context, background (of a person's life, history, etc.); (figurative) powerful backer, connections behind the scenes
Definition
背景 covers both the literal 'backdrop' of a scene and the figurative 'background, context' (family, education, connections). For personal history use 背景; for a thing's origin use 来历. 后台 is only the figurative 'connections/backer' sense.
noun
backgroundbackdrop (of a picture, scene, etc.)contextbackground (of a person's life, history, etc.)(figurative) powerful backerconnections behind the scenes
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 背景。Zhè zhāng zhào piàn de bèi jǐng shì yí zuò shān.The background of this photo is a mountain.
- 背景。Wǒ men de bèi jǐng yí yàng.We have the same background.
- 背景。Zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu zhèng fǔ bèi jǐng.This company has government backing.
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