得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 愿意 願意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 公寓 gōng yù apartment building / block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4]) syn 乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn 预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory syn 就绪 就緒 jiù xù to be ready / to be in order syn 等到 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) syn 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate / proper / ready syn 筹备 籌備 chóu bèi preparations / to get ready for sth syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made / readily available syn 公寓楼 公寓樓 gōng yù lóu apartment building / CL:座[zuo4] 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc) 打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in) syn 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell syn 随遇而安 隨遇而安 suí yù ér ān at home wherever one is (idiom) / ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will syn 成衣 chéng yī ready-made clothes syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 齐备 齊備 qí bèi all ready / available / complete syn 居室 jū shì room / apartment syn 租房 zū fáng to rent an apartment 行将 行將 xíng jiāng ready to start on sth / about to act syn 甘于 甘於 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc) syn 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it syn 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy syn 停当 停當 tíng dàng settled / accomplished / ready syn 成了 chéng le to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do! 准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready 期房 qī fáng forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn 吊装 吊裝 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place 整装 整裝 zhěng zhuāng to equip / to fit out / to get ready (for a journey) / to arrange (clothes) to be ready syn 尔雅 爾雅 ěr yǎ "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts 能上能下 néng shàng néng xià ready to take any job, high or low 备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock) 妥 tuǒ suitable / adequate / ready / settled syn 整装待发 整裝待發 zhěng zhuāng dài fā to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting 贞烈 貞烈 zhēn liè ready to die to preserve one's chastity syn 帏 幃 wéi curtain / women's apartment / tent 危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state syn 熟菜 shú cài cooked food (ready to eat) 翊 yì assist / ready to fly / respect 速溶 sù róng quick-dissolving / instantly-ready / instant 能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible syn 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 呼之即来 呼之即來 hū zhī jí lái to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer syn 引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times 胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed 胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed 能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible 万死不辞 萬死不辭 wàn sǐ bù cí ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out syn 余勇可贾 餘勇可賈 yú yǒng kě gǔ lit. spare valor for sale (idiom) / fig. after former successes, still ready for more work / not resting on one's laurels 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 㓥房 劏房 tāng fáng (HK) subdivided flat (apartment) / partitioned apartment / tiny residential unit created by dividing a larger flat 公寓大楼 公寓大樓 gōng yù dà lóu apartment building 组屋 組屋 zǔ wū HDB flats / public apartment flats (in Singapore and Malaysia) 金鱼佬 金魚佬 jīn yú lǎo pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment) 跃层 躍層 yuè céng duplex (apartment) 单元房 單元房 dān yuán fáng apartment 房中房 fáng zhōng fáng room constructed within an existing room / self-contained living area within a house or apartment 拼客 pīn kè person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc) 楼花 樓花 lóu huā apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed / off-plan property 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu apartment building / residential tower syn 楼凤 樓鳳 lóu fèng (slang) prostitute who provides services in a private apartment 备而不用 備而不用 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use syn 一切就绪 一切就緒 yī qiè jiù xù everything in its place and ready (idiom) 备妥 備妥 bèi tuǒ to get sth ready 倾巢来犯 傾巢來犯 qīng cháo lái fàn to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom) 土牛 tǔ niú clay ox / mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs) syn 大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible 定当 定當 dìng dàng settled / ready / finished 整妆 整妝 zhěng zhuāng same as 整裝|整装 / to get ready (for a journey) 时刻准备 時刻準備 shí kè zhǔn bèi ready at any moment 概测法 概測法 gài cè fǎ rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb 万事俱备，只欠东风 萬事俱備，只欠東風 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item 随时待命 隨時待命 suí shí dài mìng on call / always available / ready at all times 快速反应能力 rapid reaction capability / ready response capability 治疗性即食食品 ready-to-use therapeutic food 万事皆备，只欠东风 萬事皆備，只欠東風 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风 了当 了當 liǎo dàng frank / outspoken / ready / settled / in order / (old) to deal with / to handle 呼之即来，挥之即去 呼之即來，揮之即去 hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call 翅膀硬了 chì bǎng yìng le (of a bird) to have become fully fledged / (fig.) (of a person) to have grown up (and become independent) / to be ready to spread one's wings 笑点低 笑點低 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing 不惜一战 不惜一戰 bù xī yī zhàn to be ready to go to war 现成话 現成話 xiàn chéng huà ready-made phrase / unhelpful comment syn 克难 克難 kè nán to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready 停当 停當 tíng dang settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4] syn 草台班子 草臺班子 cǎo tái bān zi small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit 预制菜 預製菜 yù zhì cài ready-made meal 上紧发条 上緊發條 shàng jǐn fā tiáo to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up / to ready oneself 估衣 gù yi secondhand clothes / cheap ready-made clothes 铁血 鐵血 tiě xuè iron and blood / (fig.) weapons and war / bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die 