備而不用
bèi'ér​bù​yòng

to have something ready just in case

  • created sense approved 备而不用/備而不用 · bèi'ér​bù​yòng · to have something ready just in case — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    备而不用 / 備而不用

    bèi'ér​bù​yòng

    to have something ready just in case

    To prepare something for future or emergency use while keeping it idle for the time being; to keep something in reserve

    备 (literal) → 备/備 · bèi · to prepare 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 不用 (literal) → 不用 · bù​yòng · need not

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense