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后备
hòu bèi
Pinyin
Definition
后备
-
hòu bèi
reserve
backup
Character Decomposition
后
⺁
一
口
备
夂
田
Related Words
(20)
之后
zhī hòu
1
afterwards
2
following
3
later
4
after
今后
jīn hòu
1
hereafter
2
henceforth
3
in the future
4
from now on
以后
yǐ hòu
1
after
2
later
3
afterwards
4
following
5
later on
6
in the future
后
hòu
1
back
2
behind
3
rear
4
afterwards
5
after
6
later
7
post-
后来
hòu lái
1
afterwards
2
later
后悔
hòu huǐ
1
to regret
2
to repent
最后
zuì hòu
1
final
2
last
3
finally
4
ultimate
准备
zhǔn bèi
1
preparation
2
to prepare
3
to intend
4
to be about to
5
reserve (fund)
然后
rán hòu
1
after
2
then (afterwards)
3
after that
4
afterwards
事后
shì hòu
1
after the event
2
in hindsight
3
in retrospect
备
bèi
1
to prepare
2
get ready
3
to provide or equip
备份
bèi fèn
1
backup
备受
bèi shòu
1
to fully experience (good or bad)
备用
bèi yòng
1
reserve
2
spare
3
alternate
4
backup
备选
bèi xuǎn
1
alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
储备
chǔ bèi
1
reserves
2
to store up
先后
xiān hòu
1
early or late
2
priority
3
in succession
4
one after another
具备
jù bèi
1
to possess
2
to have
3
equipped with
4
able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
前后
qián hòu
1
around
2
from beginning to end
3
all around
4
front and rear
刘备
Liú Bèi
1
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
Idioms
(20)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
1
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
1
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
2
to take sb by surprise
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
1
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
1
a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
1
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
1
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
1
peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
2
jaw-jaw is better than war-war
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
1
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
1
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[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
1
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
1
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
2
fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
3
to be in a predicament
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
1
unique
2
unprecedented (idiom)
前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
1
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
1
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
1
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
2
advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
1
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
1
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
Sample Sentences
大包放后备箱,小包放车里面吧。
dàbāo fàng hòubèixiāng ,xiǎobāo fàng chē lǐmiàn ba 。
Put the big bag in the trunk and the small bag in the car.
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师傅,开一下后备箱。
shīfu ,kāi yīxià hòubèixiāng 。
Driver, open the trunk.
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