违 背

wéibèi

“To go against” in Chinese is 违背 (wéibèi).

Meaning

to go against
to be contrary to
to violate

Example

这是违背体育精神的行为！

This is unsportsmanlike behavior!

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

wéiHSK 57 strokesto disobey bèiHSK 29 strokesto carry on one's back

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