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備料

简备料 · 繁備料

Mandarin · pinyin bèi liào

to get the materials ready
to prepare feed (for livestock)

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備: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
备: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect

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4–4 · bei4 liao4

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to get materials ready
(intransitive, verb-object) to prepare feed (for livestock)

noun

(intransitive) prepared materials
(intransitive) prepared feed

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