| bèi | to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip |
| 备 | to prepare get ready to provide or equip |
| 备不住 | perhaps; possibly |
| 备中 | remarks |
| 备件 | spare parts |
| 备件箱 | a spare part case |
| 备份 | backup |
| 备办 | to provide (items for an event) to cater to make preparations |
| 备取 | be on the waiting list (for admission to a school) |
| 备受 | to fully experience (good or bad) |
| 备品 | machine parts or tools kept in reserve spare parts |
| 备妥 | ready |
| 备家俱 | furnished |
| 备忘 | memorandum |
| 备忘录 | memorandum aide-memoire memorandum book |
| 备悉 | to know all about to be informed of all the details |
| 备战 | prepared against war to prepare for war warmongering |
| 备抵 | an allowance to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy) |
| 备文 | prepare a despatch |
| 备料 | get the materials ready prepare feed (for livestock) |
| 备料场 | a charge make-up area |