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To intend or make preparations to purchase something in the near future.
她准备买一本中文词典学习。
She's planning to buy a Chinese dictionary for studying.
他准备买房子，但还没存够钱。
He's planning to buy a house but hasn't saved enough money yet.
Commonly used in everyday conversation to express future purchase intentions. Often follows the structure 'Subject + 准备 + 买 + object'.
Use 'Subject + 准备 + 买 + object' to express purchase plans. Example: '我准备买一本书' (I'm planning to buy a book).
准备买 indicates a future intention that's more concrete than '想买' (want to buy) but less formal than '计划购买' (plan to purchase).
准备 (zhǔnbèi) means 'to prepare' or 'to intend' and originates from classical Chinese. 买 (mǎi) means 'to buy' and has been used in Chinese for centuries. The combination reflects a modern colloquial structure for expressing future purchase intentions.
This phrase is very common in spoken Chinese. It implies a deliberate intention to purchase something soon, often after some consideration or saving. It's less formal than '计划购买' (planned to purchase) but more intentional than just '想买' (want to buy).