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备用

備用
bèi yòng
to spare, to keep for future use
verb

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Example Sentences

我准备了一些备用的食物。
wǒ zhǔnbèi le yīxiē bèiyòng de shíwù 。
I prepared some spare food.
她有一个备用的手机在家里。
tā yǒu yígè bèiyòng de shǒujī zài jiālǐ 。
She has a spare phone at home.
我们应该备用一些资金以防万一。
wǒmen yīnggāi bèiyòng yīxiē zījīn yǐfángwànyī 。
We should spare some funds just in case.

Words with similar meanings

备用bèiyòng
spare
This term is directly synonymous and refers to something kept for use when needed.
预备yùbèi
prepare
This term implies a sense of readiness and can be used to denote getting something ready for future use, but is more general.

Words Starting With 备

备份bèi fèn
backup
备忘录bèi wàng lù
memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

Words Ending With 用

作用zuò yòng
"to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
使用shǐ yòng
to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
利用lì yòng
exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
实用shí yòng
practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
应用yìng yòng
to use; to apply; application; applicable

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备bèi · variant of 備|备[bei4]›用yòng · to use, to employ, to have to
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