配备
Old HSK 6
配备 (pèibèi) · to equip
配备 (pèibèi) means “to equip; to provide; to allocate”. It is written with 2 characters: 配 (to match) + 备 (to prepare). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 配备 is built
The characters
配 pèi · to match
What 配 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 酉 gives the meaning, 己 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
每间教室都配备了电脑。Měi jiān jiàoshì dōu pèibèi le diànnǎo.Every classroom is equipped with a computer.
这辆车配备了最新的安全设备。Zhè liàng chē pèibèi le zuìxīn de ānquán shèbèi.This car is fitted with the latest safety equipment.
Questions about 配备
What does 配备 mean?
配备 (pèibèi) means “to equip; to provide; to allocate”.
How do you pronounce 配备?
配备 is pronounced pèibèi.
Which HSK level is 配备?
配备 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 分配fēnpèito assign
- 配合pèihéto cooperate
- 搭配dāpèito match
- 配偶pèi'ǒuspouse
- 配套pèitàomatching
- 支配zhīpèito control
- 配pèito match
- 准备zhǔnbèito prepare
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 具备jùbèito have
Learn 配备 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 134: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.