# 背叛 (bèipàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 背叛 (bèipàn) means “to betray”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to betray
- Pinyin: bèipàn (bei4 pan4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他发誓永远不会背叛朋友的信任。
  Tā fāshì yǒngyuǎn bù huì bèipàn péngyou de xìnrèn.
  He promised he would never betray his friends' trust.

## Characters

- [背](https://hanziro.com/word/bei-back-body-or/) (bèi): the back of a body or object; to turn one's back
- 叛 (pàn): to betray; to rebel

https://hanziro.com/word/bei-pan-betray/

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