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备

bèi

HSK 2 Character Traditional 備

What 备 means

1. bound formto prepare; to equip
2. literaryfully; completely

Other readings

备 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bèivariant of {备|bèi}

Example sentences

• 我没准备。
  I wasn't prepared.
• 我责备你。
  I blame you.
• 我准备好了。
  I am ready.
• 他通宵备考。
  He spent all night cramming for the test.
• 准备好了吗？
  Are you ready?
• 我会责备他。
  I'll scold him.

Words starting with 备

• 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book
• 备份bèi fènbackup
• 备受bèi shòuto receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
• 备用bèi yòngreserve; spare; alternate
• 备案bèi ànto put on record; to file
• 备考bèi kǎoto prepare for an exam; (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
• 备战bèi zhànprepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering
• 备课bèi kè(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
• 备选bèi xuǎnalternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
• 备至bèi zhìto the utmost; in every possible way
• 备下bèi xiàto prepare; to arrange (sth to be offered)
• 备件bèi jiànspare parts
• 备取bèi qǔto be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
• 备品bèi pǐnmachine parts or tools kept in reserve; spare parts
• 备查bèi cháfor future reference
• 备注bèi zhùremarks column (abbr. for 备注栏; remarks; notes (written in such a column)
• 备办bèi bànto provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations
• 备料bèi liàoto get the materials ready; to prepare feed (for livestock)
• 备而不用bèi ér bù yònghave sth ready just in case; keep sth for possible future use
• 备用环bèi yòng huánbackup ring
• 备援bèi yuánbackup (Tw)
• 备货bèi huòto stock goods (for sale); to prepare inventory; stock; inventory
• 备细bèi xìdetails; particulars
• 备降bèi jiàng(aviation) to land at an alternate airport

Words containing 备

• 准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare; to intend
• 设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
• 具备jù bèito possess; to have; equipped with
• 责备zé bèito blame; to criticize; condemnation
• 装备zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip; to outfit
• 储备chǔ bèito store up; reserves
• 配备pèi bèito allocate; to provide; to outfit with
• 筹备chóu bèipreparations; to get ready for sth
• 戒备jiè bèito take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
• 完备wán bèifaultless; complete; perfect
• 预备yù bèito prepare; to make ready; preparation
• 必备bì bèiessential
• 刘备Liú BèiLiu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom…
• 防备fáng bèito guard against
• 自备zì bèito provide one's own...; own; self-provided
• 兼备jiān bèihave both
• 齐备qí bèiall ready; available; complete
• 后备hòu bèireserve; backup
• 不备bù bèiunprepared; off guard
• 战备zhàn bèiwar readiness; military preparedness
• 警备jǐng bèiguard; garrison
• 制备zhì bèito prepare; preparation (chemistry)
• 后备箱hòu bèi xiāngtrunk; boot (of a car)
• 军备jūn bèi(military) arms; armaments

Characters built on 田

These share the phonetic component 田 (tián), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 雷léithunder; (bound form; military) mine, as in 地雷; (colloquial) to shock; to stun; to astound
• 累lèitired; weary; to strain
• 畏wèito fear
• 胃wèistomach

Characters that look like 备

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 每měieach; every
• 奋fènto exert oneself (bound form)
• 奎kuícrotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
• 杏xìngapricot; (bound form) almond
• 沓dáclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. tà
• 杳yǎodark and quiet; disappear

Sounds the same

Read bèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 被quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
• 背the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 倍(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
• 贝cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
• 辈lifetime; generation; group of people
• 惫exhausted
• 狈a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched
• 蓓used in 蓓蕾
• 焙to dry over a fire; to bake
• 悖to go against; to be contrary to; perverse
• 钡barium (chemistry)
• 孛comet