Chinese word dictionary

聊备

liáo bèi · to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as

Practice word

Word information

Simplified聊备

Traditional聊備

Pinyinliáo bèi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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聊liáo

somewhat, slightly, at least

备bèi

to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect

How to learn 聊备

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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准备zhǔnbèi

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

聊liáo

(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon

聊天儿liáotiānr

erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

无聊wúliáo

bored; boring; senseless

聊天liáo tiān

to chat; to gossip

具备jùbèi

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