备考 (bèi kǎo) — appendix; supplementary notes for reference

Definition

备考 literally means 'prepare for an exam' (备考 = 准备 + 考试). Note 备考 is a verb-object compound, so a time/object can be inserted: 为明天考试而备考 is natural.

noun

appendixsupplementary notes for reference

备考。
Zhè běn shū de fù lù lǐ yǒu hěn duō bèi kǎo.
There are many notes for reference in the appendix of this book.
备考。
Kǎo shì qián qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú shì juàn hòu miàn de bèi kǎo.
Please carefully read the reference notes at the back of the exam paper before the test.
备考。
Zhè běn cí diǎn de bèi kǎo bù fen liè chū le cháng yòng suō lüè yǔ.
The reference section of this dictionary lists common abbreviations.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

备 is to prepare or provide, and 考 points to examination or reference, so the notes are kept for checking.

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.

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

耂丂考

In 考, the upper 耂 is an old man with long hair, bent over, and the lower 丂 is a walking cane.