准备好了

準備好了

zhǔnbèi hǎole

phrase

Meanings

1 (I'm / it's) ready
2 have finished preparing
3 all set

Characters

accurate / ready

done / well (resultative)

perfective particle

Examples

HSK 1

饭准备好了，快来吃。

Fàn zhǔnbèi hǎole, kuài lái chī.

The meal is ready, come and eat.

HSK 1

你准备好了吗？

Nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎole ma?

Are you ready?

HSK 2

我准备好了，可以出发。

Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎole, kěyǐ chūfā.

I'm ready, we can go.

Tips

grammar

Built from 准备 'prepare' + the resultative complement 好 'done / well' + perfective 了. The 好 marks completion of the preparing, not 'good.' Same pattern: 写好了 'finished writing,' 做好了 'finished making.'

Stroke Order

准 zhǔn

备 bèi

好 hǎo

了 le