储备

儲備

chǔbèi

verb HSK 7-9 #9,865

Meanings

1 to store up
2 to stockpile
3 reserves

Characters

to store; to save up

to prepare; to equip

Examples

国家需要储备足够的粮食。

Guójiā xūyào chǔbèi zúgòu de liángshi.

The country needs to store up enough grain.

他们的外汇储备非常充足。

Tāmen de wàihuì chǔbèi fēicháng chōngzú.

Their foreign exchange reserves are very abundant.

公司正在储备人才。

Gōngsī zhèngzài chǔbèi réncái.

The company is building up its talent pool.

Tips

usage

储备 can be used as both a verb (to stockpile) and a noun (reserves). Common collocations include 外汇储备 (foreign exchange reserves), 储备粮 (grain reserves), and 人才储备 (talent reserves).

Stroke Order

储 chǔ

备 bèi