| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund) |   |
| 预备 | yù bèi | to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory | |
| 制剂 | zhì jì | (chemical or pharmaceutical) preparation | |
| 制备 | zhì bèi | to prepare / preparation (chemistry) | |
| 心算 | xīn suàn | mental arithmetic / to calculate in one's head / planning / preparation | |
| 备课 | bèi kè | (of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation | |
| 例题 | lì tí | problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question | |
| 减灾 | jiǎn zāi | to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) | |
| 战备 | zhàn bèi | war preparation | |
| 熟地 | shú dì | cultivated land / in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa) | |
| 少年先锋队 | Shào nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队 | |
| 抱佛脚 | bào fó jiǎo | lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation | |
| 厚积薄发 | hòu jī bó fā | lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared | |
| 作好准备 | zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to make adequate preparation | |
| 催肥剂 | cuī féi jì | (animal) fattening preparation | |
| 单方制剂 | dān fāng zhì jì | prescribed preparation | |
| 引颈就戮 | yǐn jǐng jiù lù | to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom) | |
| 流理台 | liú lǐ tái | kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw) | |
| 养兵千日，用兵一时 | yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí | lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off | |
| 养兵千日，用在一朝 | yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī cháo | lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off | |
| 筹备国际减少自然灾害十年信托基金 | | Trust Fund for the Preparation for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction | |
| 煤预加工 | méi yù jiā gōng | coal preparation | |
| 审判准备工作队 | shěn pàn zhǔn bèi gōng zuò duì | Trial Preparation Team | |
| 区域方桉编制、宣传和评价基金 | | Regional Fund for Programme Preparation, Promotion and Evaluation | |
| 项目编制和开发资金机制 | | Project Preparation and Development Facility | |
| 制稿和校对科 | | Copy Preparation and Proofreading Section | |
| 项目编制赠款 | xiàng mù biān zhì zèng kuǎn | project preparation grant | |
| 项目筹备补助 | xiàng mù chóu bèi bǔ zhù | project preparation grant | |
| 制版和校对股 | | Copy Preparation and Proofreading Unit | |
| 制造和利用固体燃料专家组 | | Group of Experts on the Utilization and Preparation of Solid Fuels | |
| 为各国社会共享和平生活做好准备的宣言 | | Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace | |
| 进料制做系统 | jìn liào zhì zuò xì tǒng | feed preparation system / chemical reactor | |
| 化学反应器 | | feed preparation system / chemical reactor | |
| 筹备场地 | | site preparation | |
| 关于训练文职维持和平人员的施莱宁提议 | | Schlaining Proposal on the Preparation of Civilian Peacekeepers | |
| 农业和农村发展项目筹备评价训练班 | | Training Course on Project Preparation and Evaluation in Agricultural and Rural Development | |
| 制定国际发展战略特设委员会 | | Ad Hoc Committee for the Preparation of the International Development Strategy | |
| 文职维持和平人员的训练 | | The Preparation of Civilian Peace-keepers | |
| 远程通信准备方桉 | | Telecommunication Preparation Programme | |
| 项目编制信息系统 | | Project Preparation Information System | |
| 青年在促进和保护人权中的作用讨论会 | | Seminar on the Role of Youth in the Preparation and Protection of Human Rights | |
| 市筹备小组 | | Municipal Preparation Team | |
| 筹备和庆祝国际家庭年自愿信托基金 | | Voluntary Trust Fund for the Preparation for and the Observance of the International Year of the Family | |
| 项目编制资金机制 | | Project Preparation Facility | |
| 项目拟定特别贷款机制 | | Special Project Preparation Facility | |
| 国家规划和项目准备基金 | | Country Planning and Project Preparation Fund | |
| 区域间方桉编制基金 | | Interregional fund for programme preparation | |
| 项目编制援助方桉 | | Project Preparation Assistance Programme | |
| 世界人口会议总体筹备安排工作组 | | Working Group on General Arrangements for Preparation for the World Population Conference | |
| 为和平生活做准备专家会议 | | Meeting of Experts on Preparation for Life in Peace | |
| 编写到2000年及其后的环境展望特别委员会 | | Special Commission on the preparation of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond | |
| 筹划国际热带森林研究方桉 | | Preparation of an International Research Programme on Tropical Forestry | |
| 艾片 | ài piàn | preparation obtained from sambong leaves, containing borneol (used in TCM) / Borneolum Luodian | |
| 办年货 | bàn nián huò | to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year | |
| 养兵千日，用在一朝 | yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo | lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off | |
| 生聚教训 | shēng jù jiào xùn | to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) | |
| 积草屯粮 | jī cǎo - tún liáng | (idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war | |
