完备 (wán bèi) — complete, perfect, faultless | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

完备 describes a plan, system, or preparation that has every required part in place. It stresses thoroughness (nothing missing) rather than 完美's 'without flaw' or 完整's 'whole/undamaged'.

adjective

completeperfectfaultless

Examples

完备。
Zhè ge fāng àn fēi cháng wán bèi.
This plan is very complete.
完备。
Wǒ men de zhǔn bèi gōng zuò yǐ jīng wán bèi le.
Our preparations are already complete.
完备，。
Zhè tào xì tǒng gōng néng wán bèi, shǐ yòng qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn.
This system has complete functions and is very convenient to use.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

完wáncomplete

完 “complete” and 备 “ready” combine to mean fully prepared.

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.

宀元完

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán完wán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

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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