Navigation
Grammar Levels
Resources
Expressing preparation with 预备 (yùbèi)
Structure
预备 + Noun
Explanation
预备 (yùbèi) means "to prepare" or "reserve" and can function as a verb or adjective. As an adjective, it describes something held in readiness, such as 预备役 (reserve duty/reserve corps) in a military context. It is more formal than the common synonym 准备.
Examples
运动员们正在预备明天的比赛。
Yùndòngyuánmen zhèngzài yùbèi míngtiān de bǐsài.
The athletes are preparing for tomorrow's competition.
他退伍后转入了预备役部队。
Tā tuìwǔ hòu zhuǎnrù le yùbèiyì bùduì.
After he was discharged from the military, he transferred to a reserve unit.
学校为新学期预备了充足的教材。
Xuéxiào wèi xīn xuéqī yùbèi le chōngzú de jiàocái.
The school prepared sufficient textbooks for the new semester.
运动员们正在预备明天的比赛。
Yùndòngyuánmen zhèngzài yùbèi míngtiān de bǐsài.
The athletes are preparing for tomorrow's competition.
他退伍后转入了预备役部队。
Tā tuìwǔ hòu zhuǎnrù le yùbèiyì bùduì.
After leaving the military, he transferred to a reserve unit.
学校为新学期预备了充足的教材。
Xuéxiào wèi xīn xuéqī yùbèi le chōngzú de jiàocái.
The school prepared sufficient textbooks for the new semester.