备 · bèi · (bound form) to prepare
Learn the Chinese character 备 with its source-linked HSK 2 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 备.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 备
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 备.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 准备zhǔnbèipreparation
- 具备jùbèito possess
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 备用bèiyòngreserve
- 筹备chóubèipreparations
- 配备pèibèito allocate
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipment
- 备bèi(bound form) to prepare
- 备份bèifènbackup
- 备课bèikè(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemorandum
- 备战bèizhànprepared against war
- 储备chǔbèito store up
- 德才兼备décái-jiānbèi(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
- 后备hòubèireserve
- 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunk
- 戒备jièbèito take precautions
- 完备wánbèifaultless
- 预备yùbèito prepare
- 责备zébèito blame
Real usage
Example sentences with 备
Published HSK 2 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 2 course context containing 备 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 备
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 备 mean in Chinese?
备 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (bound form) to prepare.
How do you pronounce 备?
备 is shown as bèi.
Is 备 an HSK 2 character?
Yes. 备 is HSK 2 recognition character #3.
Can I practise writing 备?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 2 recognition
- HSK 2 handwriting practice
- 20 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 2 recognition character #3.
- Writing scope: HSK 2 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.