(bèi) - to prepare, to provide (bound morpheme) in Mandarin
bèiTraditional: 备
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Translation
to prepare, to provide (bound morpheme)
Word origin
The simplified form of 備, a character associated with having things ready and complete; the bound morpheme means to prepare or provide and most often appears in 准备 (zhǔnbèi), to get ready.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 备 (bèi), simplified from 備, meaning ready or complete
Stroke order
备
Examples
？
Are you ready?
。
We need to prepare a bit.
。
The meeting materials are ready.
。
Please get ready before going out.
。
He is preparing for the exam.
备 (bèi) means to prepare and is bound, appearing most often in 准备 (zhǔnbèi), to get ready.
Appears in 1 word
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 备.
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