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准备
zhǔnbèi
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- pinyin
- zhǔnbèi
- simplified
- 准备
- traditional
- 準備
1 · verb
To make arrangements or get things ready for something that will happen.
为将要发生的事情预先安排或备好所需物品。
Use prepare something for an object and prepare for something for an event.
We prepare the labels before the exhibit opens.
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展览开放前，我们准备好标签。
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2 · verb
To arrange something or get necessary things ready for an upcoming event or activity.
为将要发生的事情预先安排或备好所需的东西。
This use concerns getting things ready, as in 准备材料 or 准备好茶. 准备去某处 can express an intention instead and is not direct evidence of this selected sense.
We got the tea and snacks ready before the guests arrived.
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客人来之前，我们准备好了茶和点心。
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Please have the paper and pens ready for tomorrow's class.
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请提前准备好明天上课要用的纸和笔。
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prepare — To make arrangements or get things ready for something that will happen.