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准备

zhǔn bèi · zhun bei

Traditional 準備

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. preparation
  2. to prepare
  3. to intend
  4. to be about to
  5. reserve (fund)
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The speech

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)的(de)发言(fāyán)，你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Are you ready for tomorrow's speech?

  2. Dengdeng

    准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)！我(wǒ)准备(zhǔnbèi)了(le)三(sān)天(tiān)。

    I'm ready! I prepared for three days.

  3. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)稿子(gǎozi)呢(ne)？

    Where is your script?

  4. Dengdeng

    稿子(gǎozi)我(wǒ)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)忘(wàng)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)了(le)。

    I prepared it, but I left it at home.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)准备(zhǔnbèi)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    So what are you preparing now?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)准备(zhǔnbèi)跑(pǎo)回家(huíjiā)拿(ná)。

    I am about to run home and get it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

威(wēi)斯(sī)特(tè)夫(fū)人(ren)正(zhèng)在(zài)忙(máng)碌(lù)地(de)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Mrs. West is busy getting breakfast ready.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

明(míng)天(tiān)就(jiù)要(yào)考(kǎo)试(shì)啦(la)，大(dà)家(jiā)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)了(le)没(méi)呀(ya)？

Tomorrow is the exam. Are you all prepared?

Tatoeba: Chinese by ColawithIce · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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准
zhǔn

accurate; standard

备
bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; in every possible way

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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