装备
Old HSK 6
装备 (zhuāngbèi) · equipment
装备 (zhuāngbèi) means “equipment; to equip”. It is written with 2 characters: 装 (to put in) + 备 (to prepare). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 装备 is built
The characters
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
登山需要专业的装备。Dēngshān xūyào zhuānyè de zhuāngbèi.Mountain climbing needs professional equipment.
学校给实验室装备了新仪器。Xuéxiào gěi shíyànshì zhuāngbèi le xīn yíqì.The school equipped the lab with new instruments.
Questions about 装备
What does 装备 mean?
装备 (zhuāngbèi) means “equipment; to equip”.
How do you pronounce 装备?
装备 is pronounced zhuāngbèi.
Which HSK level is 装备?
装备 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorate
- 装置zhuāngzhìdevice
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate
- 包装bāozhuāngpackaging
- 武装wǔzhuāngarmed
- 装卸zhuāngxièto load and unload
- 装zhuāngto put in
Learn 装备 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 245: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.