HSK 6 · Verbs

配备 pèibèi “to equip” in Chinese

Traditional 配備

What 配备 means

  1. to equip
  2. to provide
  3. equipment
  4. to allocate
  5. to outfit with

How to say 配备

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale配pèi4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale备bèi4th tone, falling

配备 in a sentence

  1. 这个实验室配备了最新的计算机。

    Zhè ge shíyànshì pèibèi le zuìxīn de jìsuànjī.

    This laboratory is equipped with the latest computers.

    Sentence #9961292 from Tatoeba

  2. 我们的车配备了空调。

    Wǒmen de chē pèibèi le kōngtiáo.

    Our car is equipped with air conditioning.

    Sentence #785127 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 配备 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 配 (pèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
配pèito join
  • 酉wine vessel · yǒuMeaning part
  • 己self · jǐSound part

酉 hints at the meaning (wine vessel); 己 (jǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pèi.

The character 备 (bèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
备bèito prepare; to equip
  • 夂go · zhǐ
  • 田field · tián

How to write 配备

配 10 strokes · 备 8 strokes

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配备 (pèibèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 配备 (pèibèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 配备

Words with 配

分配fēnpèi · to distribute配合pèihé · to cooperate配偶pèi'ǒu · spouse搭配dāpèi · to match支配zhīpèi · to control配套pèitào · to form a complete set

Words with 备

准备zhǔnbèi · to prepare责备zébèi · to blame具备jùbèi · to possess设备shèbèi · equipment戒备jièbèi · to guard against完备wánbèi · complete筹备chóubèi · to prepare储备chǔbèi · reserves备份bèifèn · to back up装备zhuāngbèi · equipment

More words: Common Verbs

排除páichú · to rule out徘徊páihuái · to pace back and forth盘旋pánxuán · to circle抛弃pāoqì · to abandon培育péiyù · to cultivate捧pěng · to hold with both hands劈pī · to split漂浮piāofú · to float

FAQs

配备 (pèibèi) means “to equip” or “to provide”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it pèibèi: pèi with a 4th tone, then bèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 配备 is written 配備. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type peibei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 配备 from the suggestions. Typing peibei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
配备 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.