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HSK
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 allocate / to provide / to outfit with
HSK 5
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
equipment / to equip / to outfit
HSK 6
to receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
HSK 7-9
to blame / to criticize / condemnation / reproach
HSK 7-9
to store up / reserves
HSK 7-9
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
reserve / spare / alternate / backup
HSK 7-9
to take precautions / to guard against (emergency)
HSK 7-9
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
HSK 7-9
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
preparations / to get ready for sth
HSK 7-9
to make preparations
rearguard
backup
to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
spare tire / (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering
for future reference
remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏) / remarks; notes (written in such a column)
essential
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *備* | 備* | *備
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely
to prepare / preparation (chemistry)
memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book
to guard against
arms race / armament(s) race
unprepared; off guard
war preparation
all ready / available / complete
foreign-exchange reserves
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
reserves (bank)
have both
spare parts
machine parts or tools kept in reserve / spare parts
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
to the utmost / in every possible way
front trunk (of a car); frunk
to make preparations for plowing and sowing
detailed
to know all about / to be informed of all the details
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
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)
to demand perfection (idiom)
(military) arms / armaments
(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
preparedness / to bring sth to a state of readiness
to provide (items for an event) / to cater / to make preparations
thorough / carefully prepared
to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal
to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty
details / particulars
guard / garrison
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
to come prepared
sanitary equipment
arms reduction
have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俻* | 俻* | *俻
variant of 備|备
to put on record / to file
memorandum of understanding
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 be ready
sound equipment / stereo
transmission facility / transmission equipment
to be trying to get pregnant
to get sth ready
(aviation) to land at an alternate airport
mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)
capital reserve
Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
heavily-guarded
to respectfully offer
deposit-reserve ratio
backup (Tw)
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
reserve currency
input device (computer)
gaming device / controller (for computer or console)
audio equipment
to be prepared for accidents
to prepare / to make adequate preparation
individual protective equipment
to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered)
an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus
backup ring
to prepare against natural disasters
remarks column

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