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(bèi yòng): Reserve (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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备 • bèi • to prepare; to have; to be equipped • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
bèi
备
to prepare; to have; to be equipped
用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yòng
用
to use
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 备用.
Words with
备
准备
zhǔn bèi
to prepare
具备
jù bèi
possess; have; be provided with
设备
shè bèi
equipment; device
责备
zé bèi
reproach; blame; reprove
储备
chǔ bèi
store for future use; lay up; reserve
备份
bèi fèn
back-up
完备
wán bèi
complete; perfect
戒备
jiè bèi
guard; take precautions; be on the alert
Words with
用
不用
bù yòng
need not
常用
cháng yòng
in common usage
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
credit card
作用
zuò yòng
effect
使用
shǐ yòng
use
用于
yòng yú
to use in; to use on; to use for
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
4.
Example Sentences with 备用
tā
他
dǎ
打
kāi
开
hòu
后
bèi
备
xiāng
箱
，
qǔ
取
chū
出
bèi
备
yòng
用
lún
轮
tāi
胎
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
gēng
更
huàn
换
。
He opened the trunk and took out the spare tire to replace it.
chū
出
guó
国
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
qián
前
，
zuì
最
hǎo
好
tí
提
nǐ
你
què
确
dìng
定
zhè
这
ge
个
bèi
备
yòng
用
fāng
方
àn
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
yǒu
有
bèi
备
yòng
用
fāng
方
àn
案
，
dàn
wèi
为
le
了
wán
完
chéng
成
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
，
qián
前
duì
兑
huàn
换
yī
一
xiē
些
wài
外
bì
币
bèi
备
yòng
用
。
Before traveling abroad, it's best to exchange some foreign currency in advance for backup.
案
zhēn
真
de
的
wàn
万
wú
无
yì
一
shī
失
ma
吗
？
Are you sure this backup plan is truly without any risk of failure?
但
tuán
团
duì
队
zuì
最
zhōng
终
méi
没
yǒu
有
qǐ
启
yòng
用
tā
它
。
Although there was a backup plan, the team ultimately did not launch it.
wǒ
我
men
们
bù
不
dé
得
bú
不
dòng
动
yòng
用
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
bèi
备
yòng
用
zī
资
jīn
金
。
To complete this project, we had to utilize the company's reserve funds.
