备 bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
备课
bèikè
to prepare a lesson
Characters in this word
课 kè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 果 fruit, nut
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她备课时不仅查教材，还会参考最新的学术论文。 Tā bèikè shí bùjǐn chá jiàocái, hái huì cānkǎo zuìxīn de xuéshù lùnwén. When preparing lessons, she not only consults the textbook but also refers to the latest academic papers.
- 老师每天晚上都要备课到很晚。 Lǎoshī měi tiān wǎnshang dōu yào bèikè dào hěn wǎn. The teacher prepares lessons until very late every evening.
- 为了让课更有趣，他备课时加了几个小游戏。 Wèile ràng kè gèng yǒuqù, tā bèikè shí jiā le jǐ ge xiǎo yóuxì. To make the class more fun, he added a few small games while preparing the lesson.
Related words
- 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare; to plan to
- 设备 shèbèi equipment
- 具备 jùbèi to have; to be equipped with
- 配备 pèibèi to equip
- 预备 yùbèi to prepare
- 备用 bèiyòng standby, backup
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 装备 zhuāngbèi to equip; equipment
- 备 bèi to prepare; to provide; fully
- 备份 bèifèn backup; to back up
- 备忘录 bèiwànglù memorandum; memo
- 备战 bèizhàn to prepare for war or a competition