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预备

yù bèi · yu bei

Traditional 預備

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to prepare
  2. to make ready
  3. preparation
  4. preparatory
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In a conversation

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Ready, set, run

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)跑(pǎo)一百米(yībǎimǐ)吧(ba)！

    Let's race one hundred meters!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！谁(shéi)喊(hǎn)口令(kǒulìng)？

    Okay! Who calls the start?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喊(hǎn)预备(yùbèi)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)。

    I call "get ready" and then you run.

  4. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开(kāi)了(le)！

    Wait, my shoelace is untied!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)在(zài)我(wǒ)喊(hǎn)预备(yùbèi)以前(yǐqián)系(jì)好(hǎo)啊(a)。

    You must tie it before I call "get ready".

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)预备(yùbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    Done. This time I am ready!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)不(bù)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)出(chū)去(qù)玩(wán)，我(wǒ)要(yào)预(yù)备(bèi)功(gōng)课(kè)。

I don't plan to hang out tonight. I need to prepare for my lessons.

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

02

出(chū)发(fā)前(qián)，请(qǐng)预(yù)备(bèi)好(hǎo)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)行(xíng)李(li)。

Before setting off, please get all the luggage ready.

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