准
备

Preparation in Chinese: 准备 (zhǔn bèi)

zhǔn bèi

preparation

HSK 2Traditional: 準備2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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准
备

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ㄓㄨㄣˇ

zhǔn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

准备

Simplified

準備

Traditional

Example sentences

See 准备 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我准备晚餐。

    wǒ zhǔn bèi wǎn cān。

    I'm making dinner.

  • 我准备好了。

    wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo le。

    I am ready.

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Related words

准

zhǔn

to allow

标准

biāo zhǔn

standard

准确

zhǔn què

accurate

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

具备

jù bèi

to possess

批准

pī zhǔn

to approve

设备

shè bèi

equipment

责备

zé bèi

to blame

配备

pèi bèi

to allocate

预备

yù bèi

to prepare

装备

zhuāng bèi

equipment

备课

bèi kè

(of a teacher) to prepare lessons

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