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HSK
to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
HSK 4
preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
HSK 1
equipment; facilities; installations / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to allocate / to provide / to outfit with
HSK 5
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
to store up / reserves
HSK 7-9
equipment / to equip / to outfit
HSK 6
nuclear arms
foreign-exchange reserves
preparations / to get ready for sth
HSK 7-9
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
to put on record / to file
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
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
memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book
to guard against
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
have both
to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
to receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
HSK 7-9
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
background knowledge / prerequisite
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)
ready at any moment
spare parts
reserve / spare / alternate / backup
HSK 7-9
backup
unprepared; off guard
network equipment
to get sth ready
to be trying to get pregnant
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
HSK 7-9
to blame / to criticize / condemnation / reproach
HSK 7-9
machine parts or tools kept in reserve / spare parts
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
for future reference
alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
transmission facility / transmission equipment
to make preparations
audio equipment
backup (Tw)
prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏) / remarks; notes (written in such a column)
reserve currency
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
spare tire / (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
travel equipment / travel gear
to store
reserve requirement (finance)
essential
customer premise equipment / CPE
reserves (bank)
to be prepared for accidents
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
to demand perfection (idiom)
to the utmost / in every possible way
to prepare against natural disasters
to come prepared
details / particulars
(aviation) to land at an alternate airport
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
input device (computer)
to provide (items for an event) / to cater / to make preparations
thorough / carefully prepared
rearguard
completeness
to respectfully offer
to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered)
to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty
to be ready
arms race / armament(s) race
to know all about / to be informed of all the details
guard / garrison
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
reserve troops
memorandum of understanding
heavily-guarded
to prepare / preparation (chemistry)
all ready / available / complete
completely unprepared
sanitary equipment
capital reserve
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  *備* | 備* | *備
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely
reserve fund
garrison area / command
(military) arms / armaments
have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
war readiness; military preparedness
deposit-reserve ratio
mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)
an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
to make preparations for plowing and sowing
offering memorandum (for public stock issue) / publication memorandum
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備只欠東風|万事俱备只欠东风
to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as
spare part / component

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