备 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

备 English definition

bèi

  • to prepare
  • get ready
  • to provide or equip

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply;
  • : to disobey; to stand back-to-back;
  • : comet;
  • : to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious;
  • : exhausted;
  • : to dry over a fire; to bake;
  • : a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched;
  • : necklace;
  • : (used in place names);
  • : food for a journey; cakes;
  • : the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing;
  • : (flower) bud;
  • : quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with;
  • : paper or cloth pasted together;
  • : cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic);
  • : lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (lit.) classifier for people;
  • : name of a feudal state;
  • : barium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 备

  • 我们准备一起再玩(儿)一小时。
    Wǒmen zhǔnbèi yīqǐ zài wán (er) yī xiǎoshí.
  • 我准备星期日去北京。
    Wǒ zhǔnbèi xīngqírì qù běijīng.
  • 为了准备考试,他每天都学习到很晚。
    Wèile zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, tā měitiān dū xuéxí dào hěn wǎn.
  • 我在为考试做准备。
    Wǒ zài wèi kǎoshì zuò zhǔnbèi.
  • 我准备周末把房间打扫一下。
    Wǒ zhǔnbèi zhōumò bǎ fángjiān dǎsǎo yīxià.

Words containing 备, by HSK level