2013年7月15日 · 1) Difference between 准备 and 预备: 准 (Zhǔn) = accurate, about to, standard, certainly; 预 (Yù) = in advance, beforehand, in the future; 备 （Bèi） = prepare (among other unrelated meanings, such as "equipment) So these root differences tell you that . 准备 is more to describe readiness in preparation (accurate, certainty, etc)...

Problem: I need to find and compile a list of separable verbs / 离合词. Searching the internet I have managed to collect a list of 65 verbs which of course is not enough.

2021年6月17日 · This is a mock HSK5 exam question: 有位北方商人去南方收购茶叶，当他到达目的地时，当地茶叶早已被其他商人抢购一空。情急之中，他突然想到一个---1---，把当地装茶叶的筐全部给买了下来，当其他商人准备将茶叶---2---时，才发现已经没有箩筐可买，无奈只得向这位商人求购。结果这位北方商人 ...

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2020年8月13日 · These both seem to mean "on time" or "on schedule" (compared to 及时, which I believe means "in good time", i.e. before the scheduled / agreed time).

2018年3月26日 · For example, we say 准备完毕， 准备 is a verb and 完毕 is its result complement. When we say 准备完成, we use 完成as an transitive verb, so we should add an object like 准备完成这项工作. 完成 sometimes can be used as a noun word, like 这项工作的完成. We don't usually say 这项工作的完毕.

2020年8月4日 · I think the main sentence sounds better with 准备, or 想, instead of 要, as it introduces an intent (then disrupted by the car breaking down), instead of a sure thing. 我本来准备去接你，但是我的车抛锚了。 I was going to pick you up, but my car broke down.

2022年10月13日 · D. 我（准备）看一个小时书 - I (am going to) read books for an hour. (It sounds as if you are saying something about your reading plan in the near future. Share

2020年1月31日 · After some research I have found that there isn’t much practical difference between the two terms. However, 制订 refers more to the actual thinking and creative aspect of a plan, as in its 创造性, while 制定 refers more to the confirmative and definitive aspect of a plan being put in place, or its 权威性.

2016年1月26日 · Though some of them can take noun objects, they tend to be followed by verbal or clausal objects ... 17.1 intention and aspiration: 准备、打算，决定，试图、企图、设法、要求、希望、盼望、渴望、期望，指望，立志、热心，忍不住17。