储备

chǔ bèi

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. reserves
2. to store up

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 消耗 xiāo hào 消耗 xiāo hào to use up 储备是积累，消耗是使用: to use up

Related words

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• 库存 kù cún 库存 kù cún property or cash held in reserve 库存是储备的结果，指仓库里的存货: property or cash held in reserve

Synonyms

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• 储存 chǔ cún 储存 chǔ cún stockpile 都指积累物品以备将来使用: stockpile
• 存储 cún chǔ 存储 cún chǔ to store up 用于数据或能量等抽象概念: to store up

Usage notes

Collocations

“储备”常与“粮食”、“资金”、“人才”等词搭配，如“储备粮食过冬”。

Formality

“储备”多用于正式或书面语，日常口语中常简化成“备”或“存”。

Example Sentences

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我们必须 储备 足够的粮食过冬。

We must store up enough grain for the winter.

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Words Containing 储备

• 储备粮 储备粮 chǔ bèi liáng: grain reserves
• 储备货币 储备货币 chǔ bèi huò bì: reserve currency
• 储备金 储备金 chǔ bèi jīn: reserves (bank)
• 化学武器储备 化学武器储备 huà xué wǔ qì chǔ bèi: chemical weapons storage
• 外汇储备 外汇储备 wài huì chǔ bèi: foreign-exchange reserves
• 美国联邦储备 美国联邦储备 měi guó lián bāng chǔ bèi: US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
• 资本储备 资本储备 zī běn chǔ bèi: capital reserve

Child Words of 储备

• 备 备 bèi: (bound form) to prepare; to equip
• 储 储 chǔ: (bound form) to store