准备
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
准备 (zhǔnbèi) · to prepare
准备 (zhǔnbèi) means “to prepare”. It is written with 2 characters: 准 (to allow) + 备 (to prepare). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 准备 is built
The characters
准 zhǔn · to allow
What 准 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
备 bèi · to prepare
What 备 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在准备考试。Wǒ zài zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.I'm preparing for an exam.
晚饭准备好了吗？Wǎnfàn zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?Is dinner ready?
Questions about 准备
What does 准备 mean?
准备 (zhǔnbèi) means “to prepare”.
How do you pronounce 准备?
准备 is pronounced zhǔnbèi.
Which HSK level is 准备?
准备 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 准确zhǔnquèaccurate
- 标准biāozhǔnstandard
- 批准pīzhǔnto approve
- 准时zhǔnshíon time
- 瞄准miáozhǔnto aim at
- 准则zhǔnzénorm
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 具备jùbèito have
- 责备zébèito blame
Learn 准备 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.