HSK 6 · Adjectives

完备 wánbèi “complete” in Chinese

Traditional 完備

What 完备 means

  1. complete
  2. comprehensive
  3. faultless
  4. perfect
  5. to leave nothing to be desired

How to say 完备

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale完wán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale备bèi4th tone, falling

完备 in a sentence

  1. 这家医院的设备很完备。

    Zhè jiā yīyuàn de shèbèi hěn wánbèi.

    This hospital is fully equipped.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个计划考虑得很完备。

    Zhè ge jìhuà kǎolǜ de hěn wánbèi.

    This plan is very well thought out.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 完备 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 完 (wán) with each of its parts in a different colour
完wánto finish
  • 宀roof · miánMeaning part
  • 元first · yuánSound part

宀 hints at the meaning (roof); 元 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with wán.

Memory aidPicture a house 宀 finished from the first 元 brick to the last: whole, finished.

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 完备

完 7 strokes · 备 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 完备

Words with 完

完wán · to finish完成wánchéng · to complete完全wánquán · complete完美wánměi · perfect完善wánshàn · complete完整wánzhěng · complete完毕wánbì · to finish

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配备pèibèi · to equip筹备chóubèi · to prepare储备chǔbèi · reserves备份bèifèn · to back up装备zhuāngbèi · equipment

More words: Adjectives

通用tōngyòng · in common use妥当tuǒdang · appropriate妥善tuǒshàn · appropriate外向wàixiàng · outgoing顽固wángù · stubborn顽强wánqiáng · tenacious微不足道wēibùzúdào · insignificant威风wēifēng · impressive

FAQs

完备 (wánbèi) means “complete” or “comprehensive”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it wánbèi: wán with a 2nd 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, 完备 is written 完備. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wanbei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 完备 from the suggestions. Typing wanbei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
完备 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.