"Ready" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
 tuǒ dang appropriate / proper / ready
 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
 tíng dàng settled / accomplished / ready
 yuàn to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing
 tuǒ suitable / adequate / ready / settled
 dìng dàng settled / ready / finished
 liǎo dàng frank / outspoken / ready / settled / in order / (old) to deal with / to handle
 tíng dang settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
 chéng le to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc)
 chóu bèi preparations / to get ready for sth
 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory
 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready
 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
 jiù xù to be ready / to be in order
 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
 qí bèi all ready / available / complete
 xiàn fáng finished apartment / ready apartment
 xíng jiāng ready to start on sth / about to act
 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
 suí yù ér ān at home wherever one is (idiom) / ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will
 zhěng zhuāng to equip / to fit out / to get ready (for a journey) / to arrange (clothes) to be ready
 Er3 yǎ "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy
 mǎ zi number (e.g. page or house number) / numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral) / code sign / plus or minus sound / counter / chip (e.g. in gambling games) / price tag / ready cash at one's disposal (old)
 néng shàng néng xià ready to take any job, high or low
 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
 bèi to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip
 zhēn liè ready to die to preserve one's chastity
 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state
 kěn to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing
 yì assist / ready to fly / respect
 zhěng zhuāng dài fā to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
 néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible
 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
 hū zhī jí lái to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer
 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
 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
 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / to keep ready for battle at all times
 xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
 néng shēn néng qū can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible
 wàn sǐ bù cí ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out
 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
 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle
 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
 yī qiè jiù xù everything in its place and ready (idiom)
 bèi tuǒ to get sth ready
 qīng cháo lái fàn to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible
 zhěng zhuāng same as 整裝|整装 / to get ready (for a journey)
 shí kè zhǔn bèi ready at any moment
 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
 suí shí dài mìng on call / always available / ready at all times
  rapid reaction capability / ready response capability
 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
 hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
 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
 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing
 bù xī yī zhàn to be ready to go to war
 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
 cǎo tái bān zi small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit
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