准 (zhǔn): to allow, to grant, in accordance with
准 (zhǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “to allow.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (semantic) and 隹 (phonetic). It ranks #379 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 准 water in a spirit level. Its radical form 冫 (ice) appears in many related characters such as 冷 (lěng, cold), 净 (jìng, clean), 冬 (dōng, winter).
Definitions
- to allow
- to grant
- in accordance with
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 准
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 准备verb | zhǔn bèi | preparation | 2 |
| 标准noun/adjective | biāo zhǔn | standard | 4 |
| 准确adjective | zhǔn què | accurate | 4 |
| 批准verb | pī zhǔn | to approve | 5 |
| 准时adjective | zhǔn shí | on time | 4 |
| 精准adjective | jīng zhǔn | accurate | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow |
| 瞄准 | miáo zhǔn | to take aim at |
| 没准 | méi zhǔn | not sure |
| 对准 | duì zhǔn | to aim at |
| 准则 | zhǔn zé | norm |
| 水准 | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc) |
| 准许 | zhǔn xǔ | to allow |
| 获准 | huò zhǔn | to obtain permission |
| 校准 | jiào zhǔn | to calibrate |
| 准将 | zhǔn jiàng | brigadier general |
| 核准 | hé zhǔn | to authorize |
| 标准化 | biāo zhǔn huà | standardization |
| 准确性 | zhǔn què xìng | accuracy |
| 基准 | jī zhǔn | (surveying) datum |
| 准头 | zhǔn tóu | (physiognomy) the tip of the nose |
准 appears in 100 compound words: 27 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 34 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 准 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
他的新书出版了，受到了读者的热烈欢迎。
Tā de xīn shū chūbǎn le, shòudào le dúzhě de rèliè huānyíng.
His new book has been published and has received a warm welcome from readers.
花样年境外债重组 终获债权人批准
huā yàng nián jìng wài zhài chóng zǔ zhōng huò zhài quán rén pī zhǔn
Fantasia's overseas debt restructuring was finally approved by creditors
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gāo biāo zhǔn gāo zhì liàng tuī jìn xióng ān xīn qū jiàn shè xiàn dài huà chéng shì 丨 xióng ān xīn . . .
Promote the construction of Xiong'an New Area into a modern city with high standards and high quality丨Xiong'an New...
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měi gǔ pán qián huáng rén xūn wéi zhǔn bèi le duō kuǎn qián . .
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你什么时候才会准备好出发？
Nǐ shénmeshíhou cái huì zhǔnbèi hǎo chūfā?
When will you get ready to leave?
你们准备如何达到你们制定的目标？
Nǐmen zhǔnbèi rúhé dádào nǐmen zhìdìng de mùbiāo?
How do you plan to achieve the goals you set?
你们准备参加会议吗？
Nǐmen zhǔnbèi cānjiā huìyì ma?
Are you planning to take part in the meeting?
他们曾经准时来过吗？
Tāmen céngjīng zhǔnshí lái guo ma?
Have they ever come on time?
Character Family
冫 Radical Family — Characters sharing the ice radical
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