备份
Old HSK 6
备份 (bèifèn) · backup
备份 (bèifèn) means “backup; to back up”. It is written with 2 characters: 备 (to prepare) + 份 (measure word for portions and copies). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 备份 is built
The characters
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)
份 fèn · measure word for portions and copies
What 份 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 分fēn — to divide
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: The lot or portion 分 allotted to a man 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
重要的文件要做备份。Zhòngyào de wénjiàn yào zuò bèifèn.Important files should be backed up.
我把照片备份到了电脑里。Wǒ bǎ zhàopiān bèifèn dào le diànnǎo lǐ.I backed up the photos on my computer.
Questions about 备份
What does 备份 mean?
备份 (bèifèn) means “backup; to back up”.
How do you pronounce 备份?
备份 is pronounced bèifèn.
Which HSK level is 备份?
备份 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 准备zhǔnbèito prepare
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 具备jùbèito have
- 责备zébèito blame
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemo
- 筹备chóubèito prepare
- 储备chǔbèireserves
- 戒备jièbèito guard against
- 配备pèibèito equip
- 完备wánbèicomplete
Learn 备份 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.