座椅靠背 (zuòyǐ kàobèi) · seat back, seat backrest

Measure Word

一个座椅靠背 gè

Meanings

1 seat back
2 seat backrest

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

后排座椅靠背可以按比例放倒。

Hòupái zuòyǐ kàobèi kěyǐ àn bǐlì fàngdǎo.

The rear seat back can be folded down in a split ratio.

HSK 5

调整座椅靠背的角度让驾驶更舒服。

Tiáozhěng zuòyǐ kàobèi de jiǎodù ràng jiàshǐ gèng shūfu.

Adjusting the angle of the seat back makes driving more comfortable.

Tips

memory

靠 'to lean on' + 背 'back'. Literally 'the thing the back leans against' - an unusually direct compound that tells you exactly what the part does.

Stroke Order

座 zuò

椅 yǐ

靠 kào

背 bēi

Related Words

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the back of a chair / chair back / backrest

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child safety seat / car seat (for children)

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infant car seat / child safety seat

安全座椅 ānquán zuòyǐ

child car seat / safety seat (for infants/toddlers in vehicles)

座椅 zuòyǐ #12,256

seat / chair (in a vehicle, theater, etc.)

驾驶员座椅 jiàshǐyuán zuòyǐ

driver's seat

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back seat / rear seat

背后 bèihòu HSK 5 #2,171

behind; at the back / behind someone's back; in secret