备 bèi

prepare, ready, perfect

HSK 2 #397

DEFINITIONS

  • prepare, ready, perfect
  • variant of 備|备[bei4]
  • to prepare
  • get ready
  • to provide or equip

STROKES

WORDS

备尝辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
备妥 bèi tuǒ to get sth ready
备悉 bèi xī to know all about; to be informed of all the details
备抵 bèi dǐ an allowance; to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
备援 bèi yuán backup (Tw)
备料 bèi liào to get the materials ready; to prepare feed (for livestock)
备查 bèi chá for future reference
备用二级头呼吸器 bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì backup regulator; octopus (diving)
备用环 bèi yòng huán backup ring
备细 bèi xì details; particulars
备而不用 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case; keep sth for possible future use
备耕 bèi gēng to make preparations for plowing and sowing
备胎 bèi tāi spare tire; (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
备荒 bèi huāng to prepare against natural disasters
备办 bèi bàn to provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations
备选 bèi xuǎn alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
传输设备 chuán shū shè bèi transmission facility; transmission equipment
储备货币 chǔ bèi huò bì reserve currency
储备金 chǔ bèi jīn reserves (bank)
全无准备 quán wú zhǔn bèi completely unprepared
出其不意，攻其不备 chū qí bù yì ， gōng qí bù bèi to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
分巡兵备道 fēn xún bīng bèi dào Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command
刘备 liú bèi Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
化学武器储备 huà xué wǔ qì chǔ bèi chemical weapons storage
周备 zhōu bèi thorough; carefully prepared
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