病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die / to die of illness 死难 死難 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause syn 寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age / (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life syn 板牙 bǎn yá incisor / molar / screw die / threading die syn 断子绝孙 斷子絕孫 duàn zǐ jué sūn to die without progeny / (offensive) may you die childless / may you be the last of your family line syn 暴卒 bào zú to die of sudden illness / to die suddenly syn 死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì to die without a burial site / to die a pauper / a tragic end 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 殀 yǎo die young, die prematurely 客死 kè sǐ to die in a foreign land / to die abroad 准备 準備 zhǔn bèi preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund) syn 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn 调制 調制 tiáo zhì to concoct by mixing ingredients / to prepare according to a recipe / to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc) 筹划 籌劃 chóu huà to plan and prepare syn 配制 配製 pèi zhì to compound (medicines etc) / to prepare (by mixing ingredients) / to concoct 制备 製備 zhì bèi to prepare / preparation (chemistry) syn 调理 調理 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize syn 筹建 籌建 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth 备考 備考 bèi kǎo to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference syn 热身 熱身 rè shēn to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 预热 預熱 yù rè to preheat / (fig.) to warm up / to prepare for 预习 預習 yù xí to prepare a lesson 下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook syn 烹制 pēng zhì to cook / to prepare (food) syn 整地 zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture) syn 设伏 設伏 shè fú to prepare an ambush / to waylay syn 编列 編列 biān liè to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc) 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom) / to regroup after a setback / to prepare for new initiatives / to attempt a comeback 备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock) 备 備 bèi (bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely syn 预 預 yù to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare syn 掌厨 掌廚 zhǎng chú to prepare meals / chef 备荒 備荒 bèi huāng to prepare against natural disasters 炮 páo to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) syn 筹 籌 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means syn 殓 殮 liàn to prepare a dead body for coffin syn 庀 pǐ to prepare 蒇 蕆 chǎn to complete / to prepare syn 磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle syn 庤 zhì to prepare 作好准备 作好準備 zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi to prepare / to make adequate preparation 布防迎战 布防迎戰 bù fáng yíng zhàn to prepare to meet the enemy head-on 杀牛宰羊 殺牛宰羊 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom) 氽汤 氽湯 tǔn tāng to prepare a soup 治装 治裝 zhì zhuāng to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad syn 涤砚 滌硯 dí yàn to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom) 筹出 籌出 chóu chū to plan out / to prepare 筹拍 籌拍 chóu pāi to prepare to film / to plan a shoot 以色列核军备研究筹备专家组 以色列核軍備研究籌備專家組 Group of Experts to Prepare a Study on Israeli Nuclear Armament 做小抄 zuò xiǎo chāo to prepare a crib sheet / to crib / to cheat by copying 备下 備下 bèi xià to prepare / to arrange (sth to be offered) 办酒席 辦酒席 bàn jiǔ xí to prepare a feast 編列 biān liè to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc) 秘制 秘製 mì zhì to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe 候场 候場 hòu chǎng (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings 前方高能 qián fāng gāo néng (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action) 刷题 刷題 shuā tí to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam) 树人 樹人 shù rén to prepare children to become capable citizens 紧锣密鼓 緊鑼密鼓 jǐn luó - mì gǔ lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event syn 贴秋膘 貼秋膘 tiē qiū biāo to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter) 死亡 sǐ wáng to die / death syn 永恒 永恆 yǒng héng eternal / everlasting / fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) syn 模具 mú jù mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] syn 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 死去 sǐ qù to die syn 去世 qù shì to pass away / to die syn 死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 身亡 shēn wáng to die syn 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 逝去 shì qù to elapse / to pass away / to die / demise 逝世 shì shì to pass away / to die syn 无常 無常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die syn 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng to be destroyed / to become extinct / to perish / to die out / to destroy / to exterminate syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué to become extinct / to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate syn 爹爹 diē die daddy / granddad syn 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng to die / to lose one's life syn 阵亡 陣亡 zhèn wáng to die in battle syn 过世 過世 guò shì to die / to pass away syn 气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate / to be furious / to die from an excess of anger 惨死 慘死 cǎn sǐ to die tragically / to meet with a violent death 升天 shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven / to die syn 病逝 bìng shì to die of illness syn 夭折 yāo zhé to die young or prematurely / to come to a premature end / to be aborted prematurely syn 消亡 xiāo wáng to die out / to wither away syn 跌跌撞撞 diē die zhuàng zhuàng to stagger along syn 回老家 huí lǎo jiā to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) syn 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction 猝死 cù sǐ to die suddenly 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 失传 失傳 shī chuán (of skills etc) to die out / lost / extinct syn 没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately syn 