reserve; standby; backup
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reserve for future use; to have as backup
neutralDescribes the act of preparing or setting something aside to be used when needed. Often used as an attribute before nouns (e.g., 备用钥匙).
Zhè这
ge个
líng零
jiàn件
shì是
bèi备
yòng用
de的
。
This part is a spare.
Lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
，
tā他
zǒng总
huì会
dài带
yī一
xiē些
bèi备
yòng用
xiàn现
jīn金
。
When traveling, he always brings some spare cash.
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Wǒ我
men们
de的
fā发
diàn电
jī机
zài在
tíng停
diàn电
shí时
bèi备
yòng用
。
Our generator is for backup during a power outage.
Qǐng请
jiāng将
zhè这
xiē些
wén文
jiàn件
bèi备
fèn份
zuò作
wéi为
bèi备
yòng用
。
Please back up these files as a reserve.