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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
HSK 2
to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc)
HSK 2
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
HSK 2
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *妥* | 妥* | *妥
suitable / adequate / ready / settled
HSK 7-9
ready-made clothes
preparations / to get ready for sth
HSK 7-9
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
ready-made / readily available
HSK 7-9
ready at any moment
to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
to get sth ready
amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing
small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
settled / ready / finished
ready-made phrase / unhelpful comment
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
HSK 7-9
same as 整裝|整装 / to get ready (for a journey)
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state
to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself
to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
secondhand clothes / cheap ready-made clothes
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work / not resting on one's laurels
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
quick-dissolving / instantly-ready / instant
rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb
to be ready
cooked food (ready to eat)
to equip / to fit out / to get ready (for a journey) / to arrange (clothes) to be ready
"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible
finished apartment / ready apartment
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die
all ready / available / complete
lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times
(coll.) numeral / counter; chip; token / (old) ready money; cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale)
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy
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
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
ready to take any job, high or low
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
on call / always available / ready at all times
(of armies) to face each other, ready for battle / (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
ready-made meal
everything in its place and ready (idiom)
to be ready / to be in order
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
ready to die to preserve one's chastity
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *飪* | 飪* | *飪
cooked food / to cook (until ready)
ready to start on sth / about to act
to be ready to go to war
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翊* | 翊* | *翊
assist / ready to fly / respect
clay ox / mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)


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