备而不用 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

备bèi而ér不bù用yòng

have sth ready just in case; keep sth for possible future use
trad. 備而不用

Also written 備而不用【bèi ér bù yòng】

Characters in this word

4

备

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variant of 備|备[bei4]

Pinyin: bèi
Traditional: 俻

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 43530 of 2500

Words starting with 备 Words ending in 备 Anywhere in a word

而

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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)

Pinyin: ér

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 131 of 2500

Words starting with 而 Words ending in 而 Anywhere in a word

不

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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-

Pinyin: bù

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 9 of 2500

Words starting with 不 Words ending in 不 Anywhere in a word

用

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to use; to make use of; to employ, (coverb) with; using, to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions), usefulness; utility, (bound form) expense; outlay, (courteous) to eat; to drink, (literary) hence; therefore

Pinyin: yòng

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 135 of 2500

Words starting with 用 Words ending in 用 Anywhere in a word