备 bèi prepare
prepare; to equip; in reserve
怎么记住“备”: 夂 downward foot + 田 field = prepare. Before she sets a foot downward into the muddy field after the runaway dog, the mother packs boots and treats, fully prepared.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
备 = 夂 downward foot + 田 field
- 夂 downward foot meaning + sound
- 田 field meaning + sound
Before she sets a foot downward into the muddy field after the runaway dog, the mother packs boots and treats, fully prepared.
How it came to be
The full form shows a person carrying a quiver of arrows, ready; the simplified form leaves out the person.
用法
- The "prepare/equip" root: 准备 (zhǔnbèi) prepare/get ready is the core word, 具备 (jùbèi) possess (conditions), 设备 (shèbèi) equipment.
- 备用 (bèiyòng) = spare/backup; 装备 (zhuāngbèi) = gear/equipment. Think "having things ready in reserve".
含“备”的汉字
含“备”的词语
- 准备zhǔnbèiprepareHSK 2
- 具备jùbèito possessHSK 5
- 设备shèbèiequipmentHSK 5
- 备用bèiyòngreserveHSK 6
- 筹备chóubèipreparationsHSK 6
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipmentHSK 6
- 配备pèibèito allocateHSK 6
- 后备hòubèireserveHSK 7
- 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunkHSK 7
- 备份bèifènbackupHSK 7
- 备课bèikèto do one's lesson preparationHSK 7
- 完备wánbèifaultlessHSK 7
- 责备zébèito blameHSK 7
- 预备yùbèito prepareHSK 7
- 储备chǔbèito store upHSK 8
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemorandumHSK 8
- 备战bèizhànprepared against warHSK 8
- 德才兼备décái-jiānbèipossessing both integrity and talentHSK 8
- 戒备jièbèito take precautionsHSK 8
例句
- 他已经准备好了。 Tā yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le.He already completed preparations.
- 假如明天开会，准备工作来得及吗？ Jiǎrú míngtiān kāihuì, zhǔnbèi gōngzuò láidejí ma？Supposing we hold the meeting tomorrow, will there be enough time to prepare?
- 我在挤牙膏准备刷牙。 Wǒ zài jǐ yágāo zhǔnbèi shuāyá.I am squeezing toothpaste in preparation to brush my teeth.