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preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
HSK 1
equipment; facilities; installations / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
HSK 4
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
to allocate / to provide / to outfit with
HSK 5
equipment / to equip / to outfit
HSK 6
to store up / reserves
HSK 7-9
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
to receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
HSK 7-9
to blame / to criticize / condemnation / reproach
HSK 7-9
to take precautions / to guard against (emergency)
HSK 7-9
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
reserve / spare / alternate / backup
HSK 7-9
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
HSK 7-9
preparations / to get ready for sth
HSK 7-9
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *备* | 备* | *备
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely
to prepare / preparation (chemistry)
preparedness / to bring sth to a state of readiness
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *备* | 备* | *备
variant of 備|备
to put on record / to file
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering
remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏) / remarks; notes (written in such a column)
war preparation
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
guard / garrison
to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
unprepared; off guard
alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
to guard against
spare parts
all ready / available / complete
for future reference
(military) arms / armaments
reserve fund
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
spare tire / (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
to come prepared
to the utmost / in every possible way
to store
to demand perfection (idiom)
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)
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
have both
to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered)
to make preparations for plowing and sowing
to provide (items for an event) / to cater / to make preparations
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal
heavily-guarded
to prepare against natural disasters
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
to get sth ready
to be trying to get pregnant
to know all about / to be informed of all the details
(aviation) to land at an alternate airport
to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as
an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
detailed
network equipment
memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book
details / particulars
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
to be ready
memorandum of understanding
backup (Tw)
mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)
arms race / armament(s) race
gaming device / controller (for computer or console)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
sanitary equipment
input device (computer)
to prepare / to make adequate preparation
reserves (bank)
grain reserves
customer premise equipment / CPE
offering memorandum (for public stock issue) / publication memorandum
Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)
completeness
to be prepared for accidents
reserve currency
reserve requirement (finance)
General Armaments Department (GAD)
transmission facility / transmission equipment
ready at any moment
deposit-reserve ratio
travel equipment / travel gear
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
individual protective equipment
remarks column
front trunk (of a car); frunk

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