Background, pronunciation: bèi jǐng, Chinese word, definition: (name) ① Scenery used to set off the foreground in a stage or movie. ② Set off the scenery of the main things in pictures and photography. ③ The objective situation that plays an important role in people and things: historical background. (4) refers to some kind of power behind: there is often a background behind the underworld.

Scenes that set off the main things in pictures and photography. Ke Yan's "Chasing Beauty and Blooming Flowers": "The picture is a thoughtful girl, and the extremely bright background sets off an image of bowing down and thinking." Preface to Duanmu Hongliang's Selected Novels: "I can't remember where this photo was taken and what the background was at that time, so I can't answer it."

A set in a stage or movie. Ding Ling's Monk: "This performance has no story or background, but she is sitting alone at the table, making many different expressions in front of an eight-inch mirror."

A historical situation or realistic environment that affects people and things. Yu Qian, a national hero of Wu Han in the Ming Dynasty: "Yu Qian's proposal arrived in Beijing in the morning and was approved at night, which has its political background." Hong Shen's "Screenplay Methods of Movie Drama" Chapter 2 Section 3: "Personality changes with the background of the times".