# 违背 (wéibèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 违背 (wéibèi) means “to violate; to go against”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to violate; to go against
- Pinyin: wéibèi (wei2 bei4)
- Traditional: 違背
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他的做法违背了当初的承诺。
  Tā de zuòfǎ wéibèi le dāngchū de chéngnuò.
  His actions violated his initial promise.

## Characters

- 违 (wéi): to violate; to go against; to be away from
- [背](https://hanziro.com/word/bei-back-body-or/) (bèi): the back of a body or object; to turn one's back

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-bei-violate/

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