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


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