备选
bèi xuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

备选
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bèi xuǎn
  1. alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

准备
zhǔn bèi
  1. 1 preparation
  2. 2 to prepare
  3. 3 to intend
  4. 4 to be about to
  5. 5 reserve (fund)
精选
jīng xuǎn
  1. 1 carefully chosen
  2. 2 handpicked
  3. 3 best of the bunch
  4. 4 choice (product)
  5. 5 concentration (mining)
  6. 6 to concentrate
  7. 7 to winnow
选
xuǎn
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to pick
  3. 3 to select
  4. 4 to elect
选择
xuǎn zé
  1. 1 to select
  2. 2 to pick
  3. 3 choice
  4. 4 option
  5. 5 alternative
选项
xuǎn xiàng
  1. 1 to make a choice (between several alternatives)
  2. 2 a choice
  3. 3 an option
  4. 4 an alternative
人选
rén xuǎn
  1. 1 choice of person
  2. 2 candidate
任选
rèn xuǎn
  1. 1 to choose arbitrarily
  2. 2 to take whichever one fancies
候选人
hòu xuǎn rén
  1. 1 candidate
  2. 2 CL:名[míng]
备
bèi
  1. 1 to prepare
  2. 2 get ready
  3. 3 to provide or equip
备份
bèi fèn
  1. 1 backup
备受
bèi shòu
  1. 1 to fully experience (good or bad)
备战
bèi zhàn
  1. 1 prepared against war
  2. 2 to prepare for war
  3. 3 warmongering
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
备选
bèi xuǎn
  1. 1 alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
储备
chǔ bèi
  1. 1 reserves
  2. 2 to store up
入选
rù xuǎn
  1. 1 to be chosen
  2. 2 to be elected as
具备
jù bèi
  1. 1 to possess
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 equipped with
  4. 4 able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
刘备
Liú Bèi
  1. 1 Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
大选
dà xuǎn
  1. 1 general election
必备
bì bèi
  1. 1 essential

Idioms (9)

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
  1. 1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
  1. 1 Preparedness averts peril.
  2. 2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
万事俱备，只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. 3 also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì
  1. 1 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way

Sample Sentences

一边吃饭一边看变脸，嗯，不错，可以备选。
yībiān chīfàn yībiān kàn biànliǎn ，ng4 ，bùcuò ，kěyǐ bèixuǎn 。
We can eat and watch the show at the same time. Yeah, that's good, add it to the list.
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