配备 pèibèi to allocate
to allocate; to provide; to outfit with
How to remember 配备: 配 to blend + 备 prepare = to allocate.
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How it is used
- To equip/outfit with, or the equipment provided - 配备武器 (pèibèi wǔqì) to arm with weapons, 标准配备 (biāozhǔn pèibèi) standard equipment.
- About allotting the right gear/personnel to a task or unit; the resources are assigned to serve a purpose.
- Common in tech specs (车辆配备了...) and organizational staffing.
Example sentences
- 这个实验室配备了最新的计算机。 Zhège shíyànshì pèibèi le zuìxīn de jìsuànjī.This laboratory is equipped with the latest computers.