| 1 | 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | zhun3 bei4 | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) | | |
| 2 | 设备 | 設備 | shè bèi | she4 bei4 | equipment; facilities; installations; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 具备 | 具備 | jù bèi | ju4 bei4 | to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) | | |
| 4 | 预备 | 預備 | yù bèi | yu4 bei4 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | | |
| 5 | 装备 | 裝備 | zhuāng bèi | zhuang1 bei4 | equipment; to equip; to outfit | | |
| 6 | 完备 | 完備 | wán bèi | wan2 bei4 | faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired | | |
| 7 | 备 | 俻 | bèi | bei4 | to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip; variant of 备 | | |
| 8 | 储备 | 儲備 | chǔ bèi | chu3 bei4 | reserves; to store up | | |
| 9 | 责备 | 責備 | zé bèi | ze2 bei4 | to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach | | |
| 10 | 配备 | 配備 | pèi bèi | pei4 bei4 | to allocate; to provide; to outfit with | | |
| 11 | 筹备 | 籌備 | chóu bèi | chou2 bei4 | preparations; to get ready for sth | | |
| 12 | 制备 | 製備 | zhì bèi | zhi4 bei4 | to prepare; preparation (chemistry) | | |
| 13 | 后备 | 後備 | hòu bèi | hou4 bei4 | reserve; backup | | |
| 14 | 备选 | 備選 | bèi xuǎn | bei4 xuan3 | alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) | | |
| 15 | 备皮 | 備皮 | bèi pí | bei4 pi2 | to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc) | | |
| 16 | 备件 | 備件 | bèi jiàn | bei4 jian4 | spare parts | | |
| 17 | 备荒 | 備荒 | bèi huāng | bei4 huang1 | to prepare against natural disasters | | |
| 18 | 备耕 | 備耕 | bèi gēng | bei4 geng1 | to make preparations for plowing and sowing | | |
| 19 | 做准备工作 | 做準備工作 | zuò zhǔn bèi gōng zuò | zuo4 zhun3 bei4 gong1 zuo4 | to make preparations | | |
| 20 | 备份 | 備份 | bèi fèn | bei4 fen4 | backup | | |
| 21 | 备尝艰苦 | 備嘗艱苦 | bèi cháng jiān kǔ | bei4 chang2 jian1 ku3 | 备尝艰苦 | | |
| 22 | 备查 | 備查 | bèi chá | bei4 cha2 | for future reference | | |
| 23 | 备妥 | 備妥 | bèi tuǒ | bei4 tuo3 | to get sth ready | | |
| 24 | 备忘录 | 備忘錄 | bèi wàng lù | bei4 wang4 lu4 | memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book | | |
| 25 | 备位充数 | 備位充數 | bèi wèi chōng shù | bei4 wei4 chong1 shu4 | just to fill a post (idiom) | | |