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后备 (hòu bèi): Reserve / backup (Adjective, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

后备 consists of 2 characters.

queen, empress; behind, after

to prepare; to have; to be equipped

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinhòu bèi

MeaningReserve / backup

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective, Noun

Word后备

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后天hòu tiānHSK 3
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后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
之后zhī hòuHSK 4

Words with 备

准备zhǔn bèiHSK 2
具备jù bèiHSK 5
设备shè bèiHSK 5
责备zé bèiHSK 5
储备chǔ bèiHSK 6
备份bèi fènHSK 6
备用bèi yòngHSK 6
完备

wán bèi

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 后备 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 后备 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith作为

zuò作

wéi为

hòu后

bèi备

neutral

serve as a backup

Adjective + Noun

hòu后

bèi备

jì计

huà划

neutral

backup plan

4.

Example Sentences with 后备

wǒ我

yǒu有

hòu后

bèi备

jì计

huà划

。

hòu后

bèi备

rén人

xuǎn选

formal

reserve candidate

hòu后

bèi备

lì力

liàng量

formal

reserve force

I have a backup plan.

zhè这

zhī支

qiú球

duì队

de的

hòu后

bèi备

lì力

liàng量

fēi非

cháng常

xióng雄

hòu厚

，

zú足

yǐ以

yìng应

duì对

mì密

jí集

sài赛

chéng程

。

This team has a very strong reserve force, sufficient to handle the intensive match schedule.

nǐ你

de的

hòu后

bèi备

fāng方

àn案

shì是

shén什

me么

，

wàn万

yī一

zhǔ主

jì计

huà划

shī失

bài败

de的

huà话

？

What is your backup plan in case the main plan fails?

gōng公

sī司

xū需

yào要

péi培

yǎng养

hòu后

bèi备

rén人

cái才

。

The company needs to cultivate reserve talents.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

rèn任

hé何

hòu后

bèi备

rén人

xuǎn选

，

zhè这

dǎo导

zhì致

le了

guǎn管

lǐ理

duàn断

céng层

。

He never considered any backup candidates, which led to a management gap.

wǒ我

men们

bù不

jǐn仅

qǐ启

dòng动

le了

hòu后

bèi备

fā发

diàn电

jī机

，

hái还

tōng通

zhī知

liǎo了

wéi维

xiū修

tuán团

duì队

。

We not only activated the backup generator but also notified the maintenance team.

wèi为

le了

yìng应

duì对

tū突

fā发

qíng情

kuàng况

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǔn准

bèi备

le了

chōng充

zú足

de的

hòu后

bèi备

wù物

zī资

。

To deal with emergencies, we have prepared sufficient reserve supplies.

jì记

de得

bǎ把

hòu后

bèi备

yào钥

shi匙

fàng放

zài在

lín邻

jū居

nà那

ér儿

，

yǐ以

fáng防

wàn万

yī一

。

Remember to leave the spare key with the neighbor, just in case.