準備

See also: 准备

Chinese

		accurate; standard	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (準備)		準	備
simp. (准备)		准	备

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔnbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon² bei⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chún-phi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zun³ pi⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): zung² bei³
• Eastern Min (BUC): cūng-bê
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chún-pī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zung² bi⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tsen-be

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔnbèi → zhǔnbei (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ → ㄓㄨㄣˇ ˙ㄅㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔnbe̊i
    • Wade–Giles: chun³-pei⁵
    • Yale: jwǔn-bei
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joen.bey
    • Palladius: чжуньбэй (čžunʹbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴ b̥eɪ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon² bei⁶
    • Yale: jéun beih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen² bei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên² béi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵn³⁵ pei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chún-phi
    • Hakka Romanization System: zun` pi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zun³ pi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sun³¹ pʰi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zun³ pi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sun³¹ pʰi⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zung² bei³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sũŋ⁵³ pei⁴⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cūng-bê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)mɛi²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chún-pī
    • Tâi-lô: tsún-pī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwnpi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zung² bi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsúng pĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pi³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsen-be
    • MiniDict: tsen^去 be
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-be
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ be⁴⁴/

Verb

準備

1. to prepare; to get ready

   準備出去／准备出去  ―  zhǔnbèi chūqù  ―  to get ready to go out

   準備一頓飯／准备一顿饭  ―  zhǔnbèi yī dùn fàn  ―  to prepare a meal

   都準備好了，就等著您的演說呢。 [MSC, trad.]
   都准备好了，就等着您的演说呢。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, jiù děng zhe nín de yǎnshuō ne. [Pinyin]

   We are all ready — just waiting for your speech.

   兩天要準備八門的考試，她恐怕吃不消。 [MSC, trad.]
   两天要准备八门的考试，她恐怕吃不消。 [MSC, simp.]

   Liǎng tiān yào zhǔnbèi bā mén de kǎoshì, tā kǒngpà chībùxiāo. [Pinyin]

   She feared she wouldn't be able to handle preparing for eight exams in two days.

   • 慶曆八年正月十八日夜，崇政殿宿衛士作亂於殿前，殺傷四人，取準備救火長梯登屋入禁中，逢一宮人，問：「寢閤在何處？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     庆历八年正月十八日夜，崇政殿宿卫士作乱于殿前，杀伤四人，取准备救火长梯登屋入禁中，逢一宫人，问：「寝合在何处？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1067, Ouyang Xiu, 《歸田錄》

     Qìnglì bā nián zhēngyuè shíbā rì yè, Chóngzhèng Diàn sùwèishì zuòluàn yú diàn qián, shāshāng sì rén, qǔ zhǔnbèi jiùhuǒ chángtī dēng wū rù jìnzhōng, féng yī gōngrén, wèn: “Qǐngé zài héchù?” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. to plan; to intend

   準備到北京打工／准备到北京打工  ―  zhǔnbèi dào běijīng dǎgōng  ―  to intend to go to Beijing for work

   她在冬天收集了許多雪水，準備夏天用來降暑。 [MSC, trad.]
   她在冬天收集了许多雪水，准备夏天用来降暑。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài dōngtiān shōují le xǔduō xuěshuǐ, zhǔnbèi xiàtiān yònglái jiàng shǔ. [Pinyin]

   She collected lots of snow water in winter so as to reduce the heat in summer.

Synonyms

• (to prepare):

• 備辦／备办 (bèibàn)
• 傳／传 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 商量 (shāngliàng) (Classical Chinese)
• 張羅／张罗
• 籌備／筹备 (chóubèi)
• 醞釀／酝酿 (yùnniàng) (figurative)
• 預備／预备 (yùbèi)

 

• (to plan):

• 作計／作计 (zuòjì) (literary)
• 打算 (dǎsuàn)
• 拍算 (phah-sǹg) (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 拍達／拍达 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 按算 (Hokkien)
• 擬／拟 (nǐ)
• 派胚 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 營為／营为 (Hokkien)
• 盤算／盘算
• 策劃／策划 (cèhuà)
• 策動／策动 (cèdòng)
• 算 (suàn)
• 算打 (sáung-dā) (Eastern Min)
• 算計／算计 (suànjì)
• 籌劃／筹划 (chóuhuà)
• 考慮／考虑 (kǎolǜ)
• 規／规 (literary, or in compounds)
• 規劃／规划 (guīhuà)
• 計劃／计划 (jìhuà)
• 計算／计算 (jìsuàn)
• 設／设 (shè)
• 設施／设施 (shèshī) (literary)
• 試圖／试图 (shìtú)
• 謀劃／谋划 (móuhuà)

 

Noun

準備

1. preparation

   做好準備／做好准备  ―  zuòhǎo zhǔnbèi  ―  to get ready

   做好心裡準備／做好心里准备  ―  zuòhǎo xīnlǐ zhǔnbèi  ―  to prepare oneself mentally

Derived terms

• 準備金／准备金 (zhǔnbèijīn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (準備):

• → Japanese: 準(じゅん)備(び) (junbi)
• → Korean: 준비(準備) (junbi)
• → Vietnamese: chuẩn bị (準備)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
準	備
じゅん Grade: 5	び Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅ​んび [júꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝmbʲi]

Noun

準(じゅん)備(び) • (junbi) 

1. preparations

   十(じゅう)分(ぶん)な準(じゅん)備(び)が必(ひつ)要(よう)だ。

   Jūbun na junbi ga hitsuyō da.

   We need to be fully prepared.

Verb

準(じゅん)備(び)する • (junbi suru) suru (stem 準(じゅん)備(び)し (junbi shi), past 準(じゅん)備(び)した (junbi shita))

1. prepare

Conjugation

Conjugation of "準備する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	準備し	じゅんびし	junbi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	準備し	じゅんびし	junbi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	準備する	じゅんびする	junbi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	準備する	じゅんびする	junbi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	準備すれ	じゅんびすれ	junbi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	準備せよ¹ 準備しろ²	じゅんびせよ¹ じゅんびしろ²	junbi seyo¹ junbi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	準備される	じゅんびされる	junbi sareru
Causative	準備させる 準備さす	じゅんびさせる じゅんびさす	junbi saseru junbi sasu
Potential	準備できる	じゅんびできる	junbi dekiru
Volitional	準備しよう	じゅんびしよう	junbi shiyō
Negative	準備しない	じゅんびしない	junbi shinai
Negative continuative	準備せず	じゅんびせず	junbi sezu
Formal	準備します	じゅんびします	junbi shimasu
Perfective	準備した	じゅんびした	junbi shita
Conjunctive	準備して	じゅんびして	junbi shite
Hypothetical conditional	準備すれば	じゅんびすれば	junbi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
準	備

Noun

準備 • (junbi) (hangeul 준비)

1. Hanja form^? of 준비 (“preparation”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
準	備

Noun

準備

1. chữ Hán form of chuẩn bị (“to prepare”).