备 (bèi) means Prepare (provide). Below are 24 of the 64 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
条件还不具 备 。
Tiáojiàn hái bú jùbèi.
The conditions are not yet in place.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 具备
他事先做了准 备 。
Tā shìxiān zuò le zhǔnbèi.
He made preparations beforehand.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 事先
请准 备 好申请材料。
Qǐng zhǔnbèi hǎo shēnqǐng cáiliào.
Please prepare the application materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 材料
工作人员正在准 备 。
Gōngzuò rényuán zhèngzài zhǔnbèi.
The staff are getting things ready.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人员
这里的设 备 很先进。
Zhèlǐ de shèbèi hěn xiānjìn.
The equipment here is advanced.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 设备
实验室买了新设 备 。
Shíyànshì mǎi le xīn shèbèi.
The laboratory bought new equipment.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 设备
这些设 备 该更新了。
Zhèxiē shèbèi gāi gēngxīn le.
This equipment is due for replacement.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 更新
现场戒 备 十分森严。
Xiànchǎng jièbèi shífēn sēnyán.
Security at the scene is extremely tight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 戒备
设 备 需要定期维护。
Shèbèi xūyào dìngqī wéihù.
The equipment needs regular maintenance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维护
这种设 备 便于携带。
Zhè zhǒng shèbèi biànyú xiédài.
This equipment is easy to carry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 携带
申请工作要准 备 材料。
Shēnqǐng gōngzuò yào zhǔnbèi cáiliào.
Applying for a job means preparing documents.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 申请
请准 备 一下你的发言。
Qǐng zhǔnbèi yíxià nǐ de fāyán.
Please prepare your remarks.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发言
这套资料还不够完 备 。
Zhè tào zīliào hái bú gòu wánbèi.
This set of materials is not yet complete enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 完备
学校的设施非常完 备 。
Xuéxiào de shèshī fēicháng wánbèi.
The school's facilities are very complete.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 完备
他预先做了充分准 备 。
Tā yùxiān zuò le chōngfèn zhǔnbèi.
He prepared thoroughly in advance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预先
他们做了周密的准 备 。
Tāmen zuò le zhōumì de zhǔnbèi.
They made meticulous preparations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 周密
登山需要专业的装 备 。
Dēngshān xūyào zhuānyè de zhuāngbèi.
Mountaineering requires professional equipment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 装备
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From the graded readers
我们准 备 了很多吃的东西。
wǒmen zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào hěnduō chī de / dì dōngxī.
We got a lot of food ready.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
为了这次面试，我准 备 了整整一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我准 备 了两个星期的稿子，第一句话就说反了。
wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào liǎng gè xīngqī de / dì gǎozi, dìyī jù huà jiù shuō fǎn le / liǎo / liào.
I'd prepared the script for two weeks, and I got the very first sentence backwards.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
From the travel phrasebook
请开一下后 备 箱。
Qǐng kāi yíxià hòubèixiāng.
Please open the boot.
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
我 备 注一下您的名字。
Wǒ bèizhù yíxià nín de míngzi.
Let me save your name.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
备 appears in 64 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 备
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 备
How is 备 used in a sentence?
This page shows 64 sentences using 备 (bèi, "Prepare (provide)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 备 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 备 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 备?
The dictionary page for 备 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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