preparation in Mandarin

The mandarin vocabulary 准备 can also mean to prepare, to intend, to be about to, and reserve (fund)

Mnemomic to remember the meaning

You can remember the meaning of 准备 with this easy mnemonic:

Please allow (准) me enough time to prepare (备). I need adaquate preparation for my speech later!

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

准备 is made up of these characters

备

准

These characters also appear in these words

设备

批准

准确

瞄准

预备

准时

不准

装备

后备

标准

准备

Mnemomic to remember the reading

The reading of 准备 is zhǔn bèi.

You can remember how to say 准备 with this useful mnemonic:

I need zen (zhǔn), so please keep your crying baby (bèi) away from me before my speech!

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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How long does it take to learn Mandarin?

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