背靠背

bèikàobèi
phrase #35,407

Meanings

  1. 1 back to back (physically)
  2. 2 back-to-back (events / wins)

Examples

Liǎng gè háizi bèikàobèi zuò zhe kàn shū.
The two kids sat back to back reading.
Qiúduì liánxù liǎng nián bèikàobèi duó guàn.
The team won the championship in back-to-back years.

Tips

usage
Two flavours: (1) literal — two people physically back to back; (2) figurative — two events one after the other, especially in basketball reporting where back-to-back wins or 背靠背比赛 (two games on consecutive days) are common.

Stroke Order

bēi
kào