Word

备用 (bèi yòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 备用

动 dòng verb

reserve; spare; standby

这是备用钥匙，放在安全的地方。

zhè shì bèi yòng yào shi fàng zài ān quán de dì fang

This is a spare key, keep it in a safe place.

Word breakdown

备 bèi — prepare; ready; reserve

用 yòng — use; usage

Structure & writing

1 备 bèi — to possess, to be equipped with

备 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 夂 zhǐ — arriving from behind, following after

夂 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

条 tiáo a long narrow strip

HSK 2

备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with

HSK 3

冬 dōng winter (the fourth and coldest season) 务 wù affair; matter 处 chù place; location 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)

HSK 4

各 gè each; every (referring to different persons or things) 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)

HSK 5

傻 shǎ foolish, stupid

HSK 6

麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

HSK 7

囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler 惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued 隆 lóng grand; magnificent

1.2 田 tián — farmland; cultivated field (in some regions specifically paddy field)

田 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 男 nán male (opposite of "female") 里 lǐ inner lining (of clothing, bedding, etc.); reverse side of a fabric

HSK 2

备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with 思 sī to think, consider, use one's mind 画 huà to draw or paint (with a brush or similar tool) 累 lěi to pile up; to accumulate

HSK 3

界 jiè boundary between different regions 留 liú to stay in a place; not to leave

HSK 4

奋 fèn to rouse oneself; to strive vigorously 细 xì thin (of a rod-like object, opposite of 粗)

HSK 5

胃 wèi stomach (digestive organ connecting the esophagus and duodenum)

HSK 6

略 lüè brief, not detailed; opposite of '详' 雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity)

HSK 7

亩 mǔ mǔ, a Chinese unit of area (1 mǔ = 666.7 m²; 10 fēn = 1 mǔ; 100 mǔ = 1 qǐng) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 嚏 tì (lit.) to sneeze 甸 diàn outlying areas beyond the suburbs in ancient times 畔 pàn boundary of a field

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畜 chù animal; esp. domesticated beast 畴 chóu (lit.) cultivated farmland 畸 jī irregular, abnormal 苗 miáo seedling; tender shoots or leaves of certain vegetables

Stroke order

2 用 yòng — to use; to employ

用 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)

HSK 5

拥 yōng to embrace; to hug

HSK 7

佣 yōng to hire or be hired 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

用 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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Meaning of 备用

备 bèi — prepare; ready; reserve

用 yòng — use; usage