后台

hòu tái

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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. backstage area
2. behind-the-scenes supporter
3. (computing) back-end
4. background

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 前台 qián tái 前台 qián tái stage 前台 means 'front stage' or 'front-end' (in computing), opposite of 后台 in many contexts.: stage

Related words

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• 前端 qián duān 前端 qián duān front In computing, 前端 is 'front-end', while 后台 is 'back-end'.: front

Synonyms

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• 幕后 mù hòu 幕后 mù hòu behind the scenes 后台 and 幕后 both refer to behind-the-scenes activities or areas, but 后台 is also used in computing for 'back-end'.: behind the scenes

Usage notes

Collocations

In computing, 后台 is commonly used with 运行 (to run) as in 后台运行 (running in the background).

Example Sentences

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这个程序在 后台 运行。

This program is running in the background.

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Words Containing 后台

• 后台进程 后台进程 hòu tái jìn chéng: background process (computing)

Child Words of 后台

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 台 台 tái: desk; table; counter