You shouldn't break promises.
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违背
Traditional: 違背
wéi bèi
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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wéi bèi · wai4 bui3 (Jyutping)
- to go against
- to be contrary to
- to violate
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Character breakdown
违
- Meaning
- disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿺辶韦
- Cangjie
- YQS
- Four-corner
- 3530
背
- Meaning
- back; back side; behind; betray
- Radical
- ⺼
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿱北⺼
- Cangjie
- LPB
- Four-corner
- 1122.7
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Example sentences
He made me go against my will.
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