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
备份
bèifèn
backup; to back up
Characters in this word
份 fèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 分 to divide, to allocate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 研究数据必须每天备份，否则一次系统故障就可能毁掉数月成果。 Yánjiū shùjù bìxū měi tiān bèifèn, fǒuzé yí cì xìtǒng gùzhàng jiù kěnéng huǐdiào shù yuè chéngguǒ. Research data must be backed up every day; otherwise, one system failure could destroy months of work.
- 换手机之前，先把照片备份到电脑里。 Huàn shǒujī zhīqián, xiān bǎ zhàopiàn bèifèn dào diànnǎo lǐ. Before switching phones, first back up your photos to the computer.
- 我每周都会做一次备份，所以不怕文件丢失。 Wǒ měi zhōu dōu huì zuò yí cì bèifèn, suǒyǐ bú pà wénjiàn diūshī. I make a backup once a week, so I'm not afraid of losing files.
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
- 备课 bèikè to prepare a lesson
- 备忘录 bèiwànglù memorandum; memo
- 备战 bèizhàn to prepare for war or a competition