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備

bèi

prepare, ready, perfect

Strokes
12
Radical
人
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 备

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 备, the simplified form of 備. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我准备好了。

    Wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo le

    I am ready.

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  • 我没有准备好。

    Wǒ méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo

    I'm not ready.

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  • 我们准备去做。

    Wǒ men zhǔn bèi qù zuò

    We're preparing to do so.

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  • 我准备好出发了。

    Wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo chū fā le

    I'm ready to leave.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 备

  • 准备zhǔn bèi 3–4 preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
  • 设备shè bèi 4–4 equipment; facilities; installations
  • 具备jù bèi 4–4 to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
  • 预备yù bèi 4–4 to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory
  • 配备pèi bèi 4–4 to allocate; to provide; to outfit with
  • 责备zé bèi 2–4 to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
  • 装备zhuāng bèi 1–4 equipment; to equip; to outfit
  • 储备chǔ bèi 3–4 reserves; to store up
  • 筹备chóu bèi 2–4 preparations; to get ready for sth
  • 备忘录bèi wàng lù 4–4–4memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book
  • 备份bèi fèn 4–4 backup
  • 戒备jiè bèi 4–4 to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)