liáo​bèi

to prepare as a token

  • created sense approved 聊备/聊備 · liáo​bèi · to prepare as a token — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聊备 / 聊備

    liáo​bèi

    to prepare as a token

    to prepare or provide something (often a gift or meal) as a small token of one's feelings

    聊 (literal) → 聊 · liáo · slightly 备 (literal) → 备/備 · bèi · to prepare

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  • created sense approved 聊备/聊備 · liáo​bèi · to serve as a placeholder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聊备 / 聊備

    liáo​bèi

    to serve as a placeholder

    to serve as a temporary example, alternative, or possibility, as in a minor academic theory or formal category

    聊 (literal) → 聊 · liáo · temporarily 备 (literal) → 备/備 · bèi · to possess

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

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