整备 (zhěng bèi) — to reorganize and outfit (troops or equipment) for a mission; to prepare and equip (military units or vehicles)

Definition

整备 means to prepare and equip troops or vehicles for a mission — a military/technical term combining 整顿 (reorganize) and 装备 (equip). Distinct from 准备, which is the general 'prepare'.

verb
to reorganize and outfit (troops or equipment) for a missionto prepare and equip (military units or vehicles)

Examples

  • 整备，。
    Bù duì zhèng zài zhěng bèi, zhǔn bèi chū fā zhí xíng rèn wu.
    The troops are being reorganized and outfitted, preparing to set out on a mission.
  • 整备，。
    Suǒ yǒu chē liàng dōu zhěng bèi wán bì, suí shí kě yǐ chū fā.
    All vehicles have been prepared and equipped, ready to depart at any time.
  • 整备。
    Tā men huā le yì zhōu shí jiān zhěng bèi jiù yuán shè bèi.
    They spent a week reorganizing and outfitting the rescue equipment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

整zhěngput in order
备bèiprepare

整 puts things in order and 备 prepares or equips, so 整备 means reorganize and outfit.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
敕敕chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

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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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