# 后备 (hòubèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 后备 (hòubèi) means “reserve; backup”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: reserve; backup
- Pinyin: hòubèi (hou4 bei4)
- Traditional: 後備
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们启动了后备方案。
  Wǒmen qǐdòngle hòubèi fāng'àn.
  We have executed the backup plan.

## Characters

- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- 备 (bèi): to prepare; to equip; fully; completely

https://hanziro.com/word/hou-bei-reserve/

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