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军备 (jūn bèi) — armaments, arms; military preparations

Definition

noun
armamentsarmsmilitary preparations

Examples

  • 军备。
    Zhè ge guó jiā zuì jìn zài jiā qiáng jūn bèi.
    This country has been strengthening its armaments recently.
  • 军备。
    Liǎng guó qiān shǔ le xuē jiǎn jūn bèi de xié yì.
    The two countries signed an agreement to reduce arms.
  • 军备。
    Chōng zú de jūn bèi shì guó fáng ān quán de zhòng yào bǎo zhàng.
    Sufficient military preparations are an important guarantee of national defense security.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

军jūnmilitary
备bèipreparations/equipment

“军” gives military and “备” gives preparations/equipment, together armaments.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 備; 备 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 備 shows a person carrying a quiver, matching the meaning 'ready; prepared'; the simplified 备 is a later abbreviation.

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Military & Defense

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