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preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
HSK 1
equipment; facilities; installations / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
HSK 4
to allocate / to provide / to outfit with
HSK 5
to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
HSK 5
equipment / to equip / to outfit
HSK 6
to fully experience (good or bad)
HSK 7-9
to store up / reserves
HSK 7-9
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
reserve / spare / alternate / backup
HSK 7-9
to blame / to criticize / condemnation / reproach
HSK 7-9
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
to take precautions / to guard against (emergency)
HSK 7-9
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
HSK 7-9
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
preparations / to get ready for sth
HSK 7-9
essential
remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏) / remarks; notes (written in such a column)
backup
to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
spare tire / (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
to put on record / to file
thorough / carefully prepared
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering
for future reference
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  *備* | 備* | *備
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely
to prepare / preparation (chemistry)
memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book
to guard against
unprepared; off guard
war preparation
all ready / available / complete
foreign-exchange reserves
to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
reserves (bank)
have both
spare parts
machine parts or tools kept in reserve / spare parts
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
to the utmost / in every possible way
rearguard
to make preparations for plowing and sowing
detailed
to know all about / to be informed of all the details
garrison area / command
arms race / armament(s) race
to provide (items for an event) / to cater / to make preparations
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
to demand perfection (idiom)
(military) arms / armaments
Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
preparedness / to bring sth to a state of readiness
to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty
details / particulars
guard / garrison
to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
to come prepared
sanitary equipment
arms reduction
to prepare against natural disasters
have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
to be ready
to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as
sound equipment / stereo
to be trying to get pregnant
to get sth ready
(aviation) to land at an alternate airport
mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)
capital reserve
Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
heavily-guarded
deposit-reserve ratio
backup (Tw)
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
reserve currency
to respectfully offer
input device (computer)
gaming device / controller (for computer or console)
audio equipment
to be prepared for accidents
to prepare / to make adequate preparation
individual protective equipment
to make preparations
to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered)
an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy)
(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus
backup ring
remarks column
alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

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