俻〔备〕 {bèi}

1. to prepare
2. get ready
3. to provide or equip

備〔备〕 bei⁶ {bèi}

1. to prepare
2. get ready
3. to provide or equip

備辦〔备办〕 bei⁶ baan⁶ {bèi bàn}

1. to provide (items for an event)
2. to cater
3. to make preparations

備品〔备-〕 bei⁶ ban² {bèi pǐn}

1. machine parts or tools kept in reserve
2. spare parts

備查〔备-〕 bei⁶ caa⁴ {bèi chá}

for future reference

備取〔备-〕 bei⁶ ceoi² {bèi qǔ}

to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)

備抵〔备-〕 bei⁶ dai² {bèi dǐ}

1. an allowance
2. to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)

備份〔备-〕 bei⁶ fan⁶ {bèi fèn}

backup

備課〔备课〕 bei⁶ fo³ {bèi kè}

(of a teacher) to prepare lessons

備荒〔备-〕 bei⁶ fong¹ {bèi huāng}

to prepare against natural disasters

備耕〔备-〕 bei⁶ gaang¹ {bèi gēng}

to make preparations for plowing and sowing

備件〔备-〕 bei⁶ gin² {bèi jiàn}

spare parts

備下〔备-〕 bei⁶ haa⁶ {bèi xià}

1. to prepare
2. to arrange (sth to be offered)

備考〔备-〕 bei⁶ haau² {bèi kǎo}

(an appendix, note etc) for reference

備用〔备-〕 bei⁶ jung⁶ {bèi yòng}

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

備料〔备-〕 bei⁶ liu² {bèi liào}

1. to get the materials ready
2. to prepare feed (for livestock)

備案〔备-〕 bei⁶ on³ {bèi àn}

1. to put on record
2. to file

備細〔备细〕 bei⁶ sai³ {bèi xì}

1. details
2. particulars

備受〔备-〕 bei⁶ sau⁶ {bèi shòu}

to fully experience (good or bad)

備悉〔备-〕 bei⁶ sik¹ {bèi xī}

1. to know all about
2. to be informed of all the details

備妥〔备-〕 bei⁶ to⁵ {bèi tuǒ}

to get sth ready

備胎〔备-〕 bei⁶ toi¹ {bèi tāi}

1. spare tire
2. (slang) fallback guy (or girl)

備至〔备-〕 bei⁶ zi³ {bèi zhì}

1. to the utmost
2. in every possible way

備戰〔备战〕 bei⁶ zin³ {bèi zhàn}

1. prepared against war
2. to prepare for war
3. warmongering

備中〔备-〕 bei⁶ zung¹ {bèi zhōng}

remarks

備註〔备注〕 bei⁶ zyu³ {bèi zhù}

1. remark
2. note

備用環〔备-环〕 bei⁶ jung⁶ waan⁴ {bèi yòng huán}

backup ring

備忘錄〔备-录〕 bei⁶ mong⁴ luk⁶ {bèi wàng lù}

1. memorandum
2. aide-memoire
3. memorandum book

備而不用〔备---〕 bei⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ jung⁶ {bèi ér bù yòng}

1. have sth ready just in case
2. keep sth for possible future use

備嘗辛苦〔备尝--〕 bei⁶ soeng⁴ san¹ fu² {bèi cháng xīn kǔ}

to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)

備用二級頭呼吸器〔备--级头---〕 bei⁶ jung⁶ ji⁶ kap¹ tau⁴ fu¹ kap¹ hei³ {bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì}

1. backup regulator
2. octopus (diving)