Definition & Meaning

betray; forsake; rebel; defect

Word usage

bèi pàn

背 叛

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－1

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v.betray; forsake; rebel; defect
- wàng jì guò qù jiù yì wèi zhe bèi pàn
  忘记过去就意味着背叛。
  Forgetting the past means betrayal.
- tā men de bèi pàn ràng tā shēn shòu shāng hài
  他们的背叛让他深受伤害。
  He was grievously hurt by their betrayal.
- tā men yī gè gè de bèi pàn le tā
  他们一个个地背叛了他。
  One by one they betrayed him.
- bèi pàn xíng wéi
  背叛行为
  act of betrayal
- bèi pàn zǔ guó
  背叛祖国
  betray one's country
- bèi pàn gé mìng
  背叛革命
  betray the revolution
- bèi pàn péng you
  背叛朋友
  go back on one's friends
- bèi pàn qī zi
  背叛妻子
  forsake one's wife
synonym
chū mài出卖 fǎn pàn反叛 bèi qì背弃 pàn biàn叛变 dǎo gē倒戈 biàn jié变节 mài yǒu卖友 fǎn shuǐ反水
antonym
zhōng chéng忠诚 zhōng shí忠实 zhōng xīn忠心

Word usage

Note
"背叛" is different from "叛变". "背叛" is a neutral term; "叛变" means apostasy, which is a derogatory term.

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