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
备战
bèizhàn
to prepare for war or a competition
Characters in this word
战 zhàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 国家队已经提前集训，为年底的世界大赛备战。 Guójiāduì yǐjīng tíqián jíxùn, wèi niándǐ de shìjiè dàsài bèizhàn. The national team has already begun training in advance to prepare for the world championship at the end of the year.
- 球队正在认真备战下个月的决赛。 Qiúduì zhèngzài rènzhēn bèizhàn xià ge yuè de juésài. The team is seriously preparing for next month's final.
- 学生们在图书馆里紧张地备战期末考试。 Xuéshengmen zài túshūguǎn lǐ jǐnzhāng de bèizhàn qīmò kǎoshì. The students are tensely preparing for the final exams in the library.
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
- 备课 bèikè to prepare a lesson
- 备忘录 bèiwànglù memorandum; memo