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预备

yù bèi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 預備

预备 (yù bèi) means "to prepare; to make ready; preparation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 预备 means

1. to prepare
2. to make ready
3. preparation
4. preparatory

The characters in 预备

• 预yùto advance; in advance; beforehand
• 备bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely

Example sentences

• 我今晚不准备出去玩，我要预备功课。
  Wǒ jīnwǎn bù zhǔnbèi chūqù wán, wǒ yào yùbèi gōngkè.
  I don't plan to hang out tonight, and I have to prepare for the lessons.
• 我本来预备今天去海滩的，但接着天就开始下雨了。
  Wǒ běnlái yùbèi jīntiān qù hǎitān de, dàn jiēzhe tiān jiù kāishǐ xiàyǔ le.
  I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.

Words starting with 预备

• 预备役yù bèi yìreserve duty; reserve service; military reserve

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