整備

Chinese

		exactly; in good order; whole exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (整備)		整	備
simp. (整备)		整	备

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhěngbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing² bei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhěngbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhěngbèi
  - Wade–Giles: chêng³-pei⁴
  - Yale: jěng-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeengbey
  - Palladius: чжэнбэй (čžɛnbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing² bei⁶
  - Yale: jíng beih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing² bei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing² béi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³⁵ pei̯²²/

Verb

整備

(chiefly Taiwan, military) to reorganize and outfit (of troops)

Noun

整備

(chiefly Taiwan, military) preparation; readiness
戰備整備／战备整备 ― zhànbèi zhěngbèi ― combat readiness
(chiefly rail transport, Mainland China) service; maintenance; repair
整備場／整备场 ― zhěngbèi chǎng ― servicing workshop [for trains]

機車整備／机车整备 ― jīchē zhěngbèi ― locomotive maintenance

列車整備／列车整备 ― lièchē zhěngbèi ― rolling stock maintenance

整備作業／整备作业 ― zhěngbèi zuòyè ― maintenance operation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
整	備
せい Grade: 3	び Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーび [séꜜèbì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːbʲi]

Noun

整(せい)備(び) • (seibi)

improvement
outfitting, being equipped for
service, maintenance
機体(きたい)整備(せいび)
ki tai sei bi
aircraft maintenance

C(シー)整備(せいび)
shī sei bi
C check

Verb

整(せい)備(び)する • (seibi suru) suru (stem 整(せい)備(び)し (seibi shi), past 整(せい)備(び)した (seibi shita))

to equip, to provide with
to put in good condition
彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の車(くるま)をよく整備(せいび)している。
Kare wa jibun no kuruma o yoku seibi shite iru.
He maintains his car well.
to service

Conjugation

Conjugation of "整備する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	整備し	せいびし	seibi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	整備し	せいびし	seibi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	整備する	せいびする	seibi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	整備する	せいびする	seibi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	整備すれ	せいびすれ	seibi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	整備せよ¹ 整備しろ²	せいびせよ¹ せいびしろ²	seibi seyo¹ seibi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	整備される	せいびされる	seibi sareru
Causative	整備させる整備さす	せいびさせるせいびさす	seibi saseru seibi sasu
Potential	整備できる	せいびできる	seibi dekiru
Volitional	整備しよう	せいびしよう	seibi shiyō
Negative	整備しない	せいびしない	seibi shinai
Negative continuative	整備せず	せいびせず	seibi sezu
Formal	整備します	せいびします	seibi shimasu
Perfective	整備した	せいびした	seibi shita
Conjunctive	整備して	せいびして	seibi shite
Hypothetical conditional	整備すれば	せいびすれば	seibi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“整備”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026