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准备不足
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准备不足 Pronunciation and Pinyin

准备不足 Usage and Examples

underprepared

lack of preparation

insufficient preparation

该政府对现在面临的问题准备不足。

The government was ill-prepared for the problems it now faces.

我听说很多人都犯了这样的错误,然后在准备不足的情况下就进去了。

I hear a lot of people make that mistake and go in underprepared.

The characters in 准备不足

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
准
zhǔn10allow accurate standard quasi
备
bèi8prepare, get ready
不
bù4not
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full

More words starting with 准

  • zhǔn准bǎo保certainly; surely; guaranteed
  • zhǔn准ér儿certain; sure
  • zhǔn准zé则Guideline, Principle
  • zhǔn准gá噶ěr尔pén盆dì地Junggar Basin
  • zhǔn准bèi备To prepare; to get ready.
  • zhǔn准bèi备shàng上chǎng场qián前Pre-game, Pre-performance
  • zhǔn准bèi备bù不chōng充fèn分unprepared, ill-prepared
  • zhǔn准bèi备bù不zú足de的unprepared, underprepared
  • zhǔn准bèi备le了prepared, got ready
  • zhǔn准bèi备le了yí一xià下prepared a bit, did some preparations
  • zhǔn准bèi备chōng充fèn分well-prepared, fully prepared
  • zhǔn准bèi备chū出fā发Ready to go, Getting ready to leave

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Questions about 准备不足

What does 准备不足 mean in Chinese?

准备不足 (zhǔn bèi bù zú) means “underprepared, lack of preparation, insufficient preparation”.

How do you pronounce 准备不足?

准备不足 is pronounced zhǔn bèi bù zú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “underprepared” in Chinese?

“underprepared” is 准备不足 (zhǔn bèi bù zú) in Chinese.

How is 准备不足 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 准备不足, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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