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准备準備 zhǔnbèito prepare, to get ready

zhǔnbèi (third tone, dipping)zhun3bei4

Traditional: 準備

to prepare, to get ready

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbnoun
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Meanings

  1. to prepare, to get ready

    To get something ready. Followed by a noun it means preparing it — 准备考试 — and followed by a verb it means planning to do it: 准备去旅游.

    verb
  2. preparation

    noun

Example sentences

  • 我在准备明天的考试。我在準備明天的考試。 (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) zhǔnbèi (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) kǎoshì. (third tone, dipping)···

    I’m preparing for tomorrow’s exam.

  • 我们准备去旅游。我們準備去旅遊。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) zhǔnbèi (third tone, dipping) (fourth tone, falling) lǚyóu. (third tone, dipping)···

    We’re planning to go travelling.