备份

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 记得给重要文件做备份。▶ —
   Remember to back up important files.
2. 数据有备份,丢了也不怕。▶ —
   The data has a backup, so losing it is no problem.

Collocations

Mnemonic

备 bèi "to prepare" + 份 fèn "a portion, a copy": a spare copy kept in preparation, i.e. a backup. Chinese calques it (备 prepare, 份 a copy) while Korean uses the loanword baek-eop. 份 counts copies or portions (一份报纸 one newspaper). A copy to fall back on if the original is lost.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 备份 mean?

   • a spare copy kept ready (backup)
   • a warm-up
   • one copy of a newspaper
   • extra money