备
用

Reserve in Chinese: 备用 (bèi yòng)

bèi yòng

reserve

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 備用1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1reserve
  2. 2spare
  3. 3alternate
  4. 4backup

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备
用

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ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

备用

Simplified

備用

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我在包里放了一把备用钥匙。

    wǒ zài bāo lǐ fàng le yì bǎ bèi yòng yào shi。

    I put a spare key in my bag.

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Related words

用

yòng

to use

准备

zhǔn bèi

preparation

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

费用

fèi yòng

cost

具备

jù bèi

to possess

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

设备

shè bèi

equipment

实用

shí yòng

practical

应用

yìng yòng

to put to use

用途

yòng tú

use

运用

yùn yòng

to use

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