备 (bèi) — to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
Definition
备 (bèi) is a literary/verb 'to prepare or equip', seen in set words like 装备, 筹备, 预备, 配备 rather than standing alone. The adverb sense 'fully/completely' is also literary — more emphatic than 满.
to prepareto equip(literary) fullycompletely
Easily confused
- 略lüèlook-alike(adverb) slightly, a bit
- 被bèisound-alike(preposition) used to mark passive voice, placed before the doer (or directly before the verb if the doer is omitted)
- 各gèlook-alike(determiner) each, every (used before a noun to refer to every individual member of a group)
- 背bèisound-aliketo memorize, to recite from memory
- 鱼yúlook-alikefish
- 背bèisound-alike(noun) back (of the body)
Examples
- 备。Wǒ men xū yào bèi hǎo suǒ yǒu de cái liào.We need to prepare all the materials.
- ，。Tā bèi shòu zhé mó, què cóng wèi fàng qì.She fully endured torment, yet never gave up.
- 备。Kǎo shì qián yào bèi hǎo yí qiè.Before the exam, prepare everything.
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