Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
准
zhǔn
Description
"准"这个字有很多意思，可以表示同意，也可以表示很对、没有错。
The character "准" has many meanings; it can indicate agreement or being correct without error.
我们常常说"准时"，意思是不早也不晚，正好在那个时间。
We often say "准时", which means not early or late, but exactly at that time.
Meanings
准zhǔn
accurate; exact; correct
这个表很准，一点也不慢。
This watch is very accurate, not slow at all.
准zhǔn
to allow; to permit
老师不准我们上课说话。
The teacher doesn't allow us to talk during class.
准zhǔn
certainly; surely (colloquial)
他明天准来，你放心吧。
He will definitely come tomorrow, don't worry.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
准 for "permit" is more colloquial; 允许 is more formal and written.
- Etymology
准 is the simplified form of 準, originally meaning a leveling tool.
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