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 character 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 = have; possess; 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
See all 52 compounds (CantoDict reports 61 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 備
Unicode code for this character: U+5099 (off-site link)

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