准 zhǔn — to allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; accurate
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.
Common words: 准备 (zhǔn bèi)、准确 (zhǔn què)、标准 (biāo zhǔn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "accurate"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "accurate", including 准 (zhǔn), 准 (zhǔn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "accurate" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 准 (zhǔn), 准 (zhǔn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading zhǔn, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 准 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 准 zhǔnto allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; accurateUseful words: 准备, 准确
- 准 zhǔnto allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; accurateUseful words: 准备, 准确
Common words for these 2 "accurate" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 准 (zhǔn) — so "accurate" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "accurate".
准 zhǔn — to allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; accurate
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.
Common words: 准备 (zhǔn bèi)、准确 (zhǔn què)、标准 (biāo zhǔn)
All 2 characters
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