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 duóguàn.
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