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What does 背影 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

背影 bèiyǐng

figure seen from behind; back view

Its characters

  1. 背 bèi back (of the body)
  2. 影 yǐng shadow

In a sentence

我看着他的背影慢慢走远。 I watched his figure slowly walk away.

玄德送了一程又一程,望着他的背影被一片树林挡住,竟说:“我要把这些树都砍倒,因为它们挡住了元直的身影!

From 马跃檀溪 · The Leap Across the Tan Stream

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