配备

配備

pèibèi

verb HSK 5 #12,652

Meanings

1 to equip; to outfit; to furnish
2 equipment; provision

Characters

to match; to allocate; to equip

to prepare; to equip; equipment

Matching and preparing equipment — to equip.

Examples

每个教室都配备了投影仪。

Měi gè jiàoshì dōu pèibèi le tóuyǐngyí.

Every classroom is equipped with a projector.

公司给员工配备了笔记本电脑。

Gōngsī gěi yuángōng pèibèi le bǐjìběn diànnǎo.

The company equipped employees with laptops.

这辆车配备了最新的安全系统。

Zhè liàng chē pèibèi le zuìxīn de ānquán xìtǒng.

This car is equipped with the latest safety system.

Tips

usage

配备 is often used in passive constructions with 被 or 了 to describe what something has been equipped with. Common in business, military, and tech contexts.

usage

装备 (zhuāngbèi) is similar but leans more toward gear/equipment (especially military). 配备 emphasizes the act of providing/allocating.

Stroke Order

配 pèi

备 bèi