备份

备份 bèifèn

Back up

备份 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體備份 beifen

What 备份 means

Back up

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备份 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

备

bèi

Prepare (provide)

份

fèn

Portion (part - mw for gifts and copies of documents)

Words that share a character with 备份

How to write 备份

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备份 in a sentence

重要文件一定要及时备份。

Zhòngyào wénjiàn yídìng yào jíshí bèifèn.

Important files must be backed up promptly.

幸好我做了备份，不然稿子就全丢了。

Xìnghǎo wǒ zuò le bèifèn, bùrán gǎozi jiù quán diū le.

Luckily I had made a backup, or the whole draft would have been lost.

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Questions about 备份

What does 备份 mean in English?

备份 is pronounced bèifèn and means Back up.

How do you pronounce 备份?

备份 is bèifèn in pinyin — written beifen without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 备份?

备份 is written with 2 characters: 备 (bèi) Prepare (provide), 份 (fèn) Portion (part - mw for gifts and copies of documents). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 备份 written in traditional Chinese?

備份. The simplified form 备份 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 備份 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bèifèn.

Is 备份 an HSK word?

Yes — 备份 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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