备 meaning and pronunciation

备
Simplified character
備
Traditional character

备 English definition

bèi
  • to prepare
  • get ready
  • to provide or equip

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 倍 : (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply;
  • 偝 : to disobey; to stand back-to-back;
  • 孛 : comet;
  • 悖 : to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious;
  • 惫 : exhausted;
  • 焙 : to dry over a fire; to bake;
  • 狈 : a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched;
  • 琲 : necklace;
  • 碚 : (used in place names);
  • 糒 : food for a journey; cakes;
  • 背 : 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;
  • 蓓 : (flower) bud;
  • 被 : quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with;
  • 褙 : paper or cloth pasted together;
  • 贝 : cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic);
  • 辈 : lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (lit.) classifier for people;
  • 邶 : name of a feudal state;
  • 钡 : 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

准 走