Meaning
to allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; accurate
Chinese: 准确、标准，也表示允许。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhun” becomes a different word in each tone. 准 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to
- 准确zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise
- 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
- 批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
- 准时zhǔn shíon time; punctual; on schedule
Example Sentence
他每天都很准时上班。Tā měi tiān dōu hěn zhǔn shí shàng bān.He goes to work on time every day.
他Tāhe每天měi tiānevery day都dōuall很hěnvery准时zhǔn shíon time上班shàng bānto go to work。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
冫 (water, level) plus 隹 (bird, sound): like a water-level, exact — ‘a standard, criterion; accurate, exact; to allow, permit, grant; definitely, surely; quasi-, would-be’ (准确, 准备, 批准). (Simplifies 準 in many senses.)
A way to remember it
Exact as a water-level — accurate; a standard; to permit (批准).