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HSK
preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
HSK 1
to prepare a meal / to cook
HSK 2
to prepare a lesson
HSK 3
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)
HSK 6
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  *筹* | 筹* | *筹
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means
HSK 7-9
to plan and prepare
HSK 7-9
to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
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  *备* | 备* | *备
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely
to prepare / preparation (chemistry)
to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition
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  *预* | 预* | *预
to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering
to prepare children to become capable citizens
to cook / to prepare (food)
to prepare to build sth
to compound (medicines etc) / to prepare (by mixing ingredients) / to concoct
lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
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  *殓* | 殓* | *殓
to prepare a dead body for coffin
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback / to prepare for new initiatives / to attempt a comeback
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  *庤* | 庤* | *庤
to prepare
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered)
to prepare to film; to plan a shoot
to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc)
to prepare meals / chef
to prepare an ambush / to waylay
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  *庀* | 庀* | *庀
to prepare
to prepare against natural disasters
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  *蒇* | 蒇* | *蒇
to complete / to prepare
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  *炮* | 炮* | *炮
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
question bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam)
to prepare the soil (agriculture)
to prepare a soup
to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom)
to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook
to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
to plan out; to prepare
to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe
to prepare / to make adequate preparation
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
pressed tofu; dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish)
to prepare a feast
to prepare a crib sheet / to crib / to cheat by copying
to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam)
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad
scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize
to preheat / (fig.) to warm up; to prepare for


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