备
(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
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Dict coverage rank #701 U+5907
How 备 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest
How to remember it
prepare · Heisig RSH #317
walking legs + 田 rice field
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 备
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 备而不用 | bèi ér bù yòng | have sth ready just in case; keep sth for possible future use |
| 有备而来 | yǒu bèi ér lái | to come prepared |
| 后备军 | hòu bèi jūn | rearguard |
| 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… |
| 不备 | bù bèi | unprepared; off guard |
| 自备 | zì bèi | to provide one's own...; own; self-provided; self-contained |
| 备下 | bèi xià | to prepare; to arrange (sth to be offered) |
| 备用二级头呼吸器 | bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì | (scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus |
| 全无准备 | quán wú zhǔn bèi | completely unprepared |
| 备用环 | bèi yòng huán | backup ring |
| 后备 | hòu bèi | reserve; backup |
| 核军备 | hé jūn bèi | nuclear arms |
| 备用 | bèi yòng | reserve; spare; alternate; backup |
| 制备 | zhì bèi | to prepare; preparation (chemistry) |
| 以备不测 | yǐ bèi bù cè | to be prepared for accidents |
| 作好准备 | zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi | to prepare; to make adequate preparation |
| 报备 | bào bèi | to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intent… |
| 备战 | bèi zhàn | to prepare for war; (fig.) to prepare intensively for a competition, examination etc |
| 战备 | zhàn bèi | war readiness; military preparedness |
| 总装备部 | Zǒng Zhuāng bèi bù | General Armaments Department (GAD) |