准备 zhǔnbèi

HSK level

Traditional form

準備

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

准 zhǔn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of 準 zhǔn . Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 隼 sǔn represents the sound. The 氵 shuǐ (water) component is used because level tools that ensure flatness take advantage of water having a flat surface.

Phonetic compound

隹 zhuī

Semantic compound

冫 bīng

Positional decomposition

⿰冫隹

Number of Strokes

备 bèi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of 備 bèi . Pictograph of a container for holding arrows, which helped in preparation for battle. The 亻 rén (person) component was added later. The traditional component 亻 rén was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

⿱夂田

Number of Strokes

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夏洛克 Xià luò kè 向 Xiàng 安东尼奥走 zǒu 去 qù ,准备 zhǔnbèi 动 dòng 刀 Dāo 了 le .

Shylock advances toward Antonio and prepares to use his knife.

她 tā 和 hé Molinas一家人 yī jiā rén 准备 zhǔnbèi 与 yú 亲戚 qīnqi 一起 yīqǐ 过 Guò 感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié .

She and the Molinas are going to spend Thanksgiving with their cousins.

他们 tā men 在 zài 3月 yuè 中旬 zhōngxún 发起 fā qǐ 了 le 准备 zhǔnbèi 已 yǐ 久 jiǔ 的 de 攻势 gōng shì .

Their long - prepared offensive was launched in the middle of March.

这些 zhè xiē 鸡 jī 很快就 jiù 可以 kěyǐ [准备 zhǔnbèi ]下 xià 锅 guō 了 le .

These chickens will soon be ready for the pot.

她 tā 把 bǎ 袖子 xiù zi 卷得老 lǎo 高 Gāo ,露 Lù 着光溜 liū 溜 liū 的 de 两只胳膊 gēbo , 准备 zhǔnbèi 洗 xǐ 衣服 yīfu .

She rolled her sleeves up high leaving her arms bare, ready to do the washing.

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 准备 zhǔnbèi and their own compounds.

准 zhǔn

冫 bīng , 隹 zhuī

备 bèi

田 Tián , 夂 zhǐ

See all 4 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 准备 zhǔnbèi in their composition.

准 zhǔn

备 bèi

惫 bèi , 俻, 偹, 邍

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