储备
Old HSK 6
储备 (chǔbèi) · reserves
储备 (chǔbèi) means “reserves; to store up”. It is written with 2 characters: 储 (to save money) + 备 (to prepare). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 储备 is built
The characters
储 chǔ · to save money
What 储 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 诸zhū — all
- 讠yán — speech
- 者zhě — that which
- 耂lǎo — old
- 日rì — sun; day
备 bèi · to prepare
What 备 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
国家有充足的粮食储备。Guójiā yǒu chōngzú de liángshí chǔbèi.The country has ample grain reserves.
我们要储备一些水和食物。Wǒmen yào chǔbèi yìxiē shuǐ hé shíwù.We should store up some water and food.
Questions about 储备
What does 储备 mean?
储备 (chǔbèi) means “reserves; to store up”.
How do you pronounce 储备?
储备 is pronounced chǔbèi.
Which HSK level is 储备?
储备 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 储存chǔcúnto store
- 储蓄chǔxùsavings
- 准备zhǔnbèito prepare
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 具备jùbèito have
- 责备zébèito blame
- 备份bèifènbackup
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemo
- 筹备chóubèito prepare
- 戒备jièbèito guard against
Learn 储备 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.