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备案 (bèi àn) — to register with the authorities; to file (a record)

Definition

A formal/business verb meaning to file a record with a government authority — not casual 'register an account', but the legal step of submitting documents to the relevant department for official record.

verb
to register with the authoritiesto file (a record)

Examples

  • ，。
    Gōng sī yǐ jīng bèi le àn, kě yǐ kāi shǐ yíng yè le.
    The company has already filed its registration and can start operations.
  • 备案。
    Suǒ yǒu xīn chǎn pǐn dōu yào bèi àn.
    All new products must be registered.
  • 备案。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào dào huán bǎo bù mén bèi àn.
    This project needs to be filed with the environmental protection department.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

备bèiprepare
案ànfile

备 means prepare and 案 means file; together they describe putting a file on record.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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Appears in
Government & Politics

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