背着 (bēi) — to carry (something) on one's back; to do something behind someone's back; secretly; to bear (a burden, debt, etc.)
Definition
背着 (bēi zhe) covers three senses: physically carrying on the back, doing something in secret ('behind someone's back'), and bearing a burden like debt. The 'secretly' sense uses 背着 a person, while 'carry/bear' takes a thing.
verb
to carry (something) on one's backto do something behind someone's backsecretlyto bear (a burden, debt, etc.)
Examples
- 背着。Tā bēi shū bāo qù shàng xué.He carries his backpack to go to school.
- 背着。Tā bēi qī zi cún le yì xiē sī fáng qián.He secretly saved some private money behind his wife's back.
- 背着，。Tā bēi chén zhòng de zhài wù, měi tiān dōu hěn jiāo lǜ.He carries heavy debt and is anxious every day.
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