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有备无患

yǒu bèi wú huàn

4-character word Traditional 有備無患

What 有备无患 means

1. Preparedness averts peril.
2. to be prepared, just in case (idiom)

The characters in 有备无患

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 备bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune

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