備 (bei6 | bei4) : get ready; be equipped with

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備

bei6

bei4

[1] [n] sense of completeness; perfection [2] [v] be equipped with [3] [v] get ready [4] [v] prepare against [5] fully; in every possible way

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

備 / 备

This word has been viewed 10834 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:47

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準備 zeon2 bei6 zhun3 bei4 = preparation, to prepare

設備 cit3 bei6 she4 bei4 = facility; facilities

備用 bei6 jung6 bei4 yong4 = spare

預備 jyu6 bei6 yu4 bei4 = to prepare

裝備 zong1 bei6 zhuang1 bei4 = equipment

責備 zaak3 bei6 ze2 bei4 = to blame; to be critical of; to reprove

具備 geoi6 bei6 ju4 bei4 = to possess; to have; be equiped with; able to fulfil requirements

軍備 gwan1 bei6 jun1 bei4 = arms; armaments

籌備 cau4 bei6 chou2 bei4 = to prepare; to get ready

儲備 cyu5 bei6 chu3 bei4 = to store for future use; to build up reserves; [n] reserves; store

衛生設備 wai6 sang1 cit3 bei6 wei4 sheng1 she4 bei4 = sanitary equipment; sanitation facilities

完備 jyun4 bei6 wan2 bei4 = perfect; complete

備戰 bei6 zin3 bei4 zhan4 = to prepare for war (offensively or defensively)

消防設備 siu1 fong4 cit3 bei6 xiao1 fang2 she4 bei4 = fire-fighting equipment

配備 pui3 bei6 pei4 bei4 = to allocate, to provide, to outfit with

戒備 gaai3 bei6 = guard; take precautions; watch out for

備課 bei6 fo3 = prep; prepare lesson

備受 bei6 sau6 = receive

作準備 zok3 zeon2 bei6 = plan; smooth path; warm up; gird

不備 bat1 bei6 bu4 bei4 = unprepared, off guard 國

便利設備 bin6 lei6 cit3 bei6 bian4 li4 she4 bei4 = conveniences

旅行裝備 leoi5 hang4 zong1 bei6 lv3 xing2 zhuang1 bei4 = outfit

儲備基金 cyu5 bei6 gei1 gam1 chu3 bei4 ji1 jin1 = a reserve fund

儲備糧 cyu5 bei6 loeng4 chu3 bei4 liang2 = grain reserves

外匯儲備 ngoi6 wui6 cyu5 bei6 wai4 hui4 chu3 bei4 = foreign-exchange reserves

常備軍 soeng4 bei6 gwan1 chang2 bei4 jun1 = a standing army

核軍備 hat6 gwan1 bei6 he2 jun1 bei4 = nuclear arms

變換設備 bin3 wun6 cit3 bei6 bian4 huan4 she4 bei4 = converter; conversion device

裁減軍備 coi4 gaam2 gwan1 bei6 cai2 jian3 jun1 bei4 = arms reduction

廢除軍備 fai3 ceoi4 gwan1 bei6 fei4 chu2 jun1 bei4 = disarm

化學武器儲備 faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6 hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = chemical weapons storage

生產設備 sang1 caan2 cit3 bei6 sheng1 chan3 she4 bei4 = production equipment; manufacturing equipment

戒備森嚴 gaai3 bei6 sam1 jim4 jie4 bei4 sen1 yan2 = heavily-guarded

備用馬 bei6 jung6 maa5 bei4 yong4 ma3 = [n] relay

保安設備 bou2 on1 cit3 bei6 = security devices

有備無患 jau5 bei6 mou4 waan6 = to prepare something for something unpredictable

備註 bei6 zyu3 bei4 zhu4 = [n] remark, note

後備 hau6 bei6 hou4 bei4 = reserve

自備 zi6 bei6 zi4 bei4 = provide for oneself﹔ B.Y.O (bring your own)

備案 bei6 on3 bei4 an4 = to keep on record

心理準備 sam1 lei5 zeon2 bei6 xin1 li3 zhun3 bei4 = to be psychologically prepared / mentally ready

貯備 cyu5 bei6 zhu4 bei4 = to store up; to have in reserve; to lay aside

必備 bit1 bei6 bi4 bei4 = essential

備份 bei6 fan6 = backup (computer term.)

備有 bei6 jau5 bei4 you3 = equipped with; ...included

以備不虞 ji5 bei6 bat1 jyu4 yi3 bei4 bu4 yu2 = be ready for any contingency; be prepared for times of need; be prepared for unseen emergencies

備忘錄 bei6 mong4 luk6 bei4 wang4 lu4 = memorandum; memo

攻其不備 gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6 gong1 qi2 bu2 bei4 = stage a suprise attack; take advantage of someone's unpreparedness

防備 fong4 bei6 fang2 bei4 = take precautions against

備至 bei6 zi3 bei4 zhi4 = to the detail; extreme; supreme

備胎 bei6 toi1 bei4 tai1 = spare tire

呵護備至 ho1 wu6 bei6 zi3 he1 hu4 bei4 zhi4 = cherish most dearly

個人防護裝備 go3 jan4 fong4 wu6 zong1 bei6 ge5 ren2 fang2 hu4 zhuang1 bei4 = individual protective equipment

核武器儲備 hat6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6 he2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = nuclear stockpile

網絡設備 mong5 lok3 cit3 bei6 wang3 luo4 she4 bei4 = network equipment

文武兼備 man4 mou5 gim1 bei6 wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts

劉備 lau4 bei6 liu2 bei4 = Liu Bei

Showing 1 example containing 備

聽日講嗰啲嘢你準備好未? 粵
Have you finished preparing the stuff you're talking about tomorrow?
[As this sentence consists of a long relative clause 聽日講嗰啲嘢, a topic-comment construction like the above is preferred to a subject-verb-object construction like 你準備好聽日講嗰啲嘢未. ]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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