预备

預備

yùbèi

verb HSK 5 #4,344

Meanings

1 to prepare
2 to get ready
3 preparation

Characters

in advance/beforehand

to prepare/equip

Examples

预备，开始！

Yùbèi, kāishǐ!

Ready, go!

他正在预备考试。

Tā zhèngzài yùbèi kǎoshì.

He is preparing for the exam.

请大家做好预备工作。

Qǐng dàjiā zuòhǎo yùbèi gōngzuò.

Please everyone do the preparatory work.

Tips

usage

预备 and 准备 are very similar. 预备 is slightly more formal and often used in commands (预备！开始！), while 准备 is more common in daily speech.

Stroke Order

预 yù

备 bèi