to prepare; to have; to be equipped
Animated Stroke Order 备
Stroke Order Diagrams 备

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 备
Download and print worksheets to practice writing 备
FREE

Preview of Portrait worksheet
HSK Vocabulary: 备
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 备 is used in context
1
wǒ我
zhèng正
zài在
zhǔn准
bèi备
míng明
tiān天
de的
kǎo考
shì试
。
I am preparing for tomorrow's exam
2
qǐng请
dìng定
qī期
bèi备
fèn份
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
。
Please regularly back up important files.
3
zhè这
ge个
shí实
yàn验
shì室
de的
shè设
bèi备
hěn很
xiān先
jìn进
。
The equipment in this laboratory is very advanced.
4
wǒ我
zhǔn准
bèi备
chī吃
fàn饭
。
I am preparing to eat.
5
tā他
zhèng正
zài在
zhǔn准
bèi备
míng明
tiān天
de的
kǎo考
shì试
。
He is preparing for tomorrow's exam.
6
wèi为
le了
zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
,
wǒ我
men们
tí提
qián前
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
xíng行
lǐ李
hé和
dì地
tú图
。
For this trip, we prepared our luggage and map in advance.
7
tā他
jù具
bèi备
yī一
shuāng双
dà大
yǎn眼
jīng睛
。
He has a pair of big eyes.
8
zhè这
ge个
gōng工
jù具
jù具
bèi备
duō多
zhǒng种
gōng功
néng能
,
fēi非
cháng常
shí实
yòng用
。
This tool has multiple functions and is very practical.
9
yào要
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
,
bì必
xū须
jù具
bèi备
liáng良
hǎo好
de的
gōu沟
tōng通
néng能
lì力
hé和
jué决
cè策
néng能
lì力
。
To become an excellent leader, one must possess good communication and decision-making skills.
10
zhè这
shì是
xīn新
shè设
bèi备
。
This is new equipment.
Information
Traditional備
Radical夂
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#270
Zhuyinㄅㄟˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5907
CangjieHEB
☯️
Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality