准备 準備 zhǔn bèi preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund) syn 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn 预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory syn 备 備 bèi (bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely syn 热身 熱身 rè shēn to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition 筹划 籌劃 chóu huà to plan and prepare syn 伙食 huǒ shí food / meals syn 下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering 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) 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 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 膳食 shàn shí meals / food syn 预热 預熱 yù rè to preheat / (fig.) to warm up / to prepare for 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 筹建 籌建 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth 伙食费 伙食費 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost) syn 包饭 包飯 bāo fàn to get or supply meals for a monthly rate / to board / to provide board syn 配制 配製 pèi zhì to compound (medicines etc) / to prepare (by mixing ingredients) / to concoct 烹制 pēng zhì to cook / to prepare (food) syn 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work 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 预习 預習 yù xí to prepare a lesson 备考 備考 bèi kǎo to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference syn 整地 zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture) syn 制备 製備 zhì bèi to prepare / preparation (chemistry) syn 零嘴 líng zuǐ nibbles / snacks between meals syn 吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 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) 备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock) 顿 頓 dùn to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal syn 餐 cān meal / to eat / classifier for meals syn 筹 籌 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means syn 炮 páo to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) syn 预 預 yù to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare syn 搭伙 dā huǒ to join up with sb / to become partner / to take meals regularly in cafeteria syn 殓 殮 liàn to prepare a dead body for coffin syn 备荒 備荒 bèi huāng to prepare against natural disasters 庀 pǐ to prepare 治装 治裝 zhì zhuāng to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad syn 蒇 蕆 chǎn to complete / to prepare syn 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom) / fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation / in dire straits 锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance syn 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom) 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 饱食终日无所用心 飽食終日無所用心 bǎo shí zhōng rì wú suǒ yòng xīn eat three square meals a day and do no work / be sated with food and remain idle 分餐 fēn cān to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table) 忘餐 wàng cān to forget one's meals 一日三餐 yī rì sān cān to have three meals a day 饱食终日，无所用心 飽食終日，無所用心 bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom) / to be sated with food and remain idle 分灶吃饭 分竈吃飯 fēn zào chī fàn "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn - wàng shí (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 断顿 斷頓 duàn dùn to go without meals (due to poverty or scarcity) 月子中心 yuè zi zhōng xīn postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth) 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 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) 受死 shòu sǐ to submit to death / prepare to die! / meet your doom! 