Usage of the character 備

(bound form) to prepare; to equip
(literary) fully; in every possible way

bèigēng

备耕

[備耕]

to make preparations for plowing and sowing

jùbèi

具备

[具備]

to possess
to have
equipped with
able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)

zìbèi

自备

[自備]

to provide one's own...
own
self-provided
self-contained

bèipǐn

备品

[備品]

machine parts or tools kept in reserve
spare parts

yùbèi

预备

[預備]

to prepare
to make ready
preparation
preparatory

bèizhù

备注

[備註]

remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄／备注栏 (bèizhùlán))
remarks; notes (written in such a column)

Liú Bèi

刘备

[劉備]

Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢／蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty

bèihuāng

备荒

[備荒]

to prepare against natural disasters

bèichá

备查

[備查]

for future reference

shèbèi

设备

[設備]

equipment; facilities; installations
CL:個／个 (gè)

hòubèi

后备

[後備]

reserve; backup

bèiliào

备料

[備料]

to get the materials ready
to prepare feed (for livestock)

bìbèi

必备

[必備]

essential

zhànbèi

战备

[戰備]

war preparation

bèixià

备下

[備下]

to prepare
to arrange (sth to be offered)

bèidǐ

备抵

[備抵]

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

bèixī

备悉

[備悉]

to know all about
to be informed of all the details

shǒubèi

守备

[守備]

to garrison
to stand guard
on garrison duty

zhìbèi

制备

[製備]

to prepare
preparation (chemistry)

chóubèi

筹备

[籌備]

preparations
to get ready for sth

xiángbèi

详备

[詳備]

detailed

zébèi

责备

[責備]

to blame
to criticize
condemnation
reproach

bèikǎo

备考

[備考]

to prepare for an exam
(of an appendix, note etc) for reference

jièbèi

戒备

[戒備]

to take precautions
to guard against (emergency)

jìngbèi

敬备

[敬備]

to respectfully offer

bèi'àn

备案

[備案]

to put on record
to file

pèibèi

配备

[配備]

to allocate
to provide
to outfit with

zhǔnbèi

准备

[準備]

preparation
to prepare
to intend
to be about to
reserve (fund)

bèitāi

备胎

[備胎]

spare tire
(slang) fallback guy (or girl)

jǐngbèi

警备

[警備]

guard
garrison

bèiyòng

备用

[備用]

reserve
spare
alternate
backup

bèizhàn

备战

[備戰]

prepared against war
to prepare for war
warmongering

bèixì

备细

[備細]

details
particulars

bèiyuán

备援

[備援]

backup (Tw)

bèiqǔ

备取

[備取]

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

bèiyùn

备孕

[備孕]

to be trying to get pregnant

liáobèi

聊备

[聊備]

to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as

qíbèi

齐备

[齊備]

all ready
available
complete

chǔbèi

储备

[儲備]

to store up
reserves

bùbèi

不备

[不備]

unprepared; off guard

bàobèi

报备

[報備]

to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)

jūnbèi

军备

[軍備]

(military) arms
armaments

bèituǒ

备妥

[備妥]

to get sth ready

bèixuǎn

备选

[備選]

alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

zhùbèi

贮备

[貯備]

to store

fángbèi

防备

[防備]

to guard against

bèijiàn

备件

[備件]

spare parts

bèizhì

备至

[備至]

to the utmost
in every possible way

bèibàn

备办

[備辦]

to provide (items for an event)
to cater
to make preparations

zhěngbèi

整备

[整備]

preparedness
to bring sth to a state of readiness

zhōubèi

周备

[周備]

thorough
carefully prepared

wánbèi

完备

[完備]

faultless
complete
perfect
to leave nothing to be desired

bèipí

备皮

[備皮]

to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)

jiānbèi

兼备

[兼備]

have both

zhuāngbèi

装备

[裝備]

equipment
to equip
to outfit

bèikè

备课

[備課]

(of a teacher) to prepare lessons

bèishòu

备受

[備受]

to fully experience (good or bad)

bèifèn

备份

[備份]

backup

língbèijiàn

零备件

[零備件]

spare part
component

chǔbèijīn

储备金

[儲備金]

reserves (bank)

jǐngbèiqū

警备区

[警備區]

garrison area
command

hòubèijūn

后备军

[後備軍]

rearguard

bèizhùlán

备注栏

[備註欄]

remarks column

Ebèidé

俄备得

[俄備得]

Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)

hòubèixiāng

后备箱

[後備箱]

trunk
boot (of a car)

bèiyònghuán

备用环

[備用環]

backup ring

wánbèixìng

完备性

[完備性]

completeness

bèiwànglù

备忘录

[備忘錄]

memorandum
aide-memoire
memorandum book

héjūnbèi

核军备

[核軍備]

nuclear arms

zhǔnbèijīn

准备金

[準備金]

reserve fund

chǔbèiliáng

储备粮

[儲備糧]

grain reserves

chéngrénbùbèi

乘人不备

[乘人不備]

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
to take sb by surprise

jūnbèijìngsài

军备竞赛

[軍備競賽]

arms race
armament(s) race

yǒubèiwúhuàn

有备无患

[有備無患]

Preparedness averts peril.
to be prepared, just in case (idiom)

zébèiqiúquán

责备求全

[責備求全]

see 求全責備／求全责备 (qiúquánzébèi)

yóuxìshèbèi

游戏设备

[遊戲設備]

gaming device
controller (for computer or console)

zhǔnbèihǎole

准备好了

[準備好了]

to be ready

shíkèzhǔnbèi

时刻准备

[時刻準備]

ready at any moment

Zǒng Zhuāngbèibù

总装备部

[總裝備部]

General Armaments Department (GAD)

yǐbèibùcè

以备不测

[以備不測]

to be prepared for accidents

fèichújūnbèi

废除军备

[廢除軍備]

to disarm

zīběnchǔbèi

资本储备

[資本儲備]

capital reserve

wàihuìchǔbèi

外汇储备

[外匯儲備]

foreign-exchange reserves

yídòngshèbèi

移动设备

[移動設備]

mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)

chuánshūshèbèi

传输设备

[傳輸設備]

transmission facility
transmission equipment

chǔbèihuòbì

储备货币

[儲備貨幣]

reserve currency

yǒubèi'érlái

有备而来

[有備而來]

to come prepared

quánwúzhǔnbèi

全无准备

[全無準備]

completely unprepared

bèichángxīnkǔ

备尝辛苦

[備嘗辛苦]

to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)

wèishēngshèbèi

卫生设备

[衛生設備]

sanitary equipment

yùbèizhīshi

预备知识

[預備知識]

background knowledge
prerequisite

qiúquánzébèi

求全责备

[求全責備]

to demand perfection (idiom)

bèi'érbùyòng

备而不用

[備而不用]

have sth ready just in case
keep sth for possible future use

shūrùshèbèi

输入设备

[輸入設備]

input device (computer)

biànhuànshèbèi

变换设备

[變換設備]

converter
conversion device

lüxíngzhuāngbèi

旅行装备

[旅行裝備]

travel equipment
travel gear

guānhuáibèizhì

关怀备至

[關懷備至]

the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way

liáobèiyīgé

聊备一格

[聊備一格]

to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal

zuòhǎozhǔnbèi

作好准备

[作好準備]

to prepare
to make adequate preparation

gōngqíbùbèi

攻其不备

[攻其不備]

see 出其不意，攻其不備／出其不意，攻其不备 (chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi)

wǎngluòshèbèi

网络设备

[網絡設備]

network equipment

cáijiǎnjūnbèi

裁减军备

[裁減軍備]

arms reduction

décáijiānbèi

德才兼备

[德才兼備]

having both integrity and talent (idiom)

jièbèisēnyán

戒备森严

[戒備森嚴]

heavily-guarded

gōngqíwúbèi

攻其无备

[攻其無備]

see 出其不意，攻其不備／出其不意，攻其不备 (chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi)

yīnpínshèbèi

音频设备

[音頻設備]

audio equipment

yīnxiǎngshèbèi

音响设备

[音響設備]

sound equipment
stereo

fāxíngbèiwànglù

发行备忘录

[發行備忘錄]

offering memorandum (for public stock issue)
publication memorandum

cúnkuǎnzhǔnbèijīn

存款准备金

[存款准備金]

reserve requirement (finance)

zuòzhǔnbèigōngzuò

做准备工作

[做準備工作]

to make preparations

fēnxúnbīngbèidào

分巡兵备道

[分巡兵備道]

(Qing dynasty) provincial surveillance and defense commission

yùbèiyìjūnrén

预备役军人

[預備役軍人]

reserve troops

yònghùduānshèbèi

用户端设备

[用戶端設備]

customer premise equipment
CPE

liàngjiěbèiwànglù

谅解备忘录

[諒解備忘錄]

memorandum of understanding

gèrénfánghùzhuāngbèi

个人防护装备

[個人防護裝備]

individual protective equipment

Měiguó Liánbāng Chǔbèi

美国联邦储备

[美國聯邦儲備]

US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank

cúnkuǎnzhǔnbèijīnlü

存款准备金率

[存款準備金率]

deposit-reserve ratio

huàxuéwǔqìchǔbèi

化学武器储备

[化學武器儲備]

chemical weapons storage

bèiyòng'èrjítóuhūxīqì

备用二级头呼吸器

[備用二級頭呼吸器]

(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus

chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi

出其不意，攻其不备

[出其不意，攻其不備]

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))

wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng

万事俱备，只欠东风

[萬事俱備，只欠東風]

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng

万事皆备，只欠东风

[萬事皆備，只欠東風]

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
lacking only one tiny crucial item
also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風／万事俱备，只欠东风