预备
yù bèi
Pinyin

Definition

预备
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yù bèi
  1. to prepare
  2. to make ready
  3. preparation
  4. preparatory

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刘备
Liú Bèi
  1. 1 Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
准备
zhǔn bèi
  1. 1 preparation
  2. 2 to prepare
  3. 3 to intend
  4. 4 to be about to
  5. 5 reserve (fund)
装备
zhuāng bèi
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 to equip
  3. 3 to outfit
预测
yù cè
  1. 1 to forecast
  2. 2 to predict
备
bèi
  1. 1 to prepare
  2. 2 get ready
  3. 3 to provide or equip
备份
bèi fèn
  1. 1 backup
备受
bèi shòu
  1. 1 to fully experience (good or bad)
备战
bèi zhàn
  1. 1 prepared against war
  2. 2 to prepare for war
  3. 3 warmongering
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
备考
bèi kǎo
  1. 1 (an appendix, note etc) for reference
备注
bèi zhù
  1. 1 remark
  2. 2 note
备选
bèi xuǎn
  1. 1 alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
储备
chǔ bèi
  1. 1 reserves
  2. 2 to store up
具备
jù bèi
  1. 1 to possess
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 equipped with
  4. 4 able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
干预
gān yù
  1. 1 to meddle
  2. 2 to intervene
  3. 3 intervention
后备箱
hòu bèi xiāng
  1. 1 trunk
  2. 2 boot (of a car)
必备
bì bèi
  1. 1 essential
戒备
jiè bèi
  1. 1 to take precautions
  2. 2 to guard against (emergency)
筹备
chóu bèi
  1. 1 preparations
  2. 2 to get ready for sth
设备
shè bèi
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 facilities
  3. 3 installations
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (11)

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
勿谓言之不预
wù wèi yán zhī bù yù
  1. 1 (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
  1. 1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
  1. 1 Preparedness averts peril.
  2. 2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
万事俱备，只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. 3 also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì
  1. 1 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way

Sample Sentences

好，我来放伴奏，4个预备拍后大家一起唱。
hǎo ，wǒ lái fàng bànzòu ，sì ge yùbèi pāi hòu dàjiā yīqǐ chàng 。
Good. I'll put on the background music -- after four beats, come in and sing together, everyone.
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