bèi = b + ei4
to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip
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bèi = b + ei4
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; in every possible way
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How to pronounce 備

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

備 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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biān = bi + an1
see 萹蓄[bian1 xu4] / Taiwan pr. [pian1]
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biǎn = bi + an3
see 萹豆[bian3 dou4]
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Characters with 備 as component

bèi = b + ei4
exhausted
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Words with 備

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unprepared / off guard
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
to be prepared for accidents

Sentences with 備

備 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bèi

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