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Character

准

zhǔn HSK 2
准 zhǔn HSK 2
  • 1. standard; norm; criterion
  • 2. to allow; to permit
  • 3. according to; based on
  • 4. accurate; precise; correct
  • 5. certainly; definitely
  • 6. [prefix] quasi-; semi- (placed before a noun to indicate something not quite meeting the standard but treated as such)
  • 7. a surname
  • 8. certainty; sureness (often used after 有 or 没有)
  • 9. bullseye; center of an archery target
  • 10. nose
Words using 准 as zhǔn (13)
  • 1 准备 zhǔn bèi — to prepare HSK 2
    • 准 standard, accurate (implies getting to the ready state)
    • 备 prepare, provide, equip
    Example

    我正在准备明天的考试。

    wǒ zhèng zài zhǔn bèi míng tiān de kǎo shì

    I am preparing for tomorrow's exam.

  • 2 准时 zhǔn shí — punctual HSK 4
    • 准 accurate, precise, exact
    • 时 time
    Example

    他总是准时到达。

    tā zǒng shì zhǔn shí dào dá

    He always arrives on time.

  • 3 准确 zhǔn què — accurate HSK 4
    • 准 standard, on target
    • 确 certain, definite
    Example

    天气预报不太准确。

    tiān qì yù bào bù tài zhǔn què

    The weather forecast is not very accurate.

  • 4 标准 biāo zhǔn — standard HSK 4
    • 标 mark, target (reference point)
    • 准 accurate, norm (precise measure)
    Example

    这个产品符合国际标准。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn fú hé guó jì biāo zhǔn

    This product meets international standards.

  • 5 批准 pī zhǔn — to approve HSK 5
    • 批 to review, to examine (officially)
    • 准 to permit, to allow
    Example

    经理批准了我的请假申请。

    jīng lǐ pī zhǔn le wǒ de qǐng jià shēn qǐng

    The manager approved my leave request.

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  • 6 精准 jīng zhǔn — precise HSK 6
    • 精 refined, meticulous
    • 准 accurate, on-target
    Example

    医生做出了精准的诊断。

    yī shēng zuò chū le jīng zhǔn de zhěn duàn

    The doctor made a precise diagnosis.

  • 7 不准 bù zhǔn — not allowed HSK 7
    • 不 not (negation)
    • 准 to allow, to permit
    Example

    这里不准吸烟。

    zhè lǐ bù zhǔn xī yān

    Smoking is not allowed here.

  • 8 准则 zhǔn zé — norm, principle, standard HSK 7
    • 准 standard, criterion
    • 则 rule, regulation
    Example

    这是我们工作的基本准则。

    zhè shì wǒ men gōng zuò de jī běn zhǔn zé

    This is the basic principle of our work.

  • 9 准许 zhǔn xǔ — to permit HSK 7
    • 准 to approve, to grant
    • 许 to allow, to consent
    Example

    学校准许学生在图书馆学习到晚上十点。

    xué xiào zhǔn xǔ xué sheng zài tú shū guǎn xué xí dào wǎn shang shí diǎn

    The school permits students to study in the library until 10 PM.

  • 10 基准 jī zhǔn — benchmark HSK 7
    • 基 foundation, base level
    • 准 standard, norm
    Example

    我们需要建立一个基准来比较数据。

    wǒ men xū yào jiàn lì yí ge jī zhǔn lái bǐ jiào shù jù

    We need to establish a benchmark to compare data.

  • 11 水准 shuǐ zhǔn — level, standard HSK 7
    • 水 water; contributes the concept of 'level' (from water level as a horizontal reference)
    • 准 standard, accurate; contributes the sense of 'standard' or 'criterion'
    Example

    他的汉语水准很高。

    tā de Hàn yǔ shuǐ zhǔn hěn gāo

    His Chinese level is very high.

  • 12 没准儿 méi zhǔn r — maybe, perhaps HSK 7
    • 没 negation, 'not'
    • 准 certain, accurate
    • 儿 retroflex suffix (colloquial)
    Example

    明天没准儿会下雨。

    míng tiān méi zhǔn r huì xià yǔ

    It might rain tomorrow.

  • 13 瞄准 miáo zhǔn — to aim HSK 7
    • 瞄 to look at/observe with intent to aim
    • 准 accurate/precise (indicating accuracy in aiming)
    Example

    猎人瞄准了远处的鹿。

    liè rén miáo zhǔn le yuǎn chù de lù

    The hunter aimed at the deer in the distance.

Structure & writing
准 zhǔn — standard; norm; criterion

准 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 冫 bīng — ice radical
冫 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)
HSK 2
准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank
HSK 3
冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate
HSK 4
况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole
HSK 5
冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)
HSK 6
匀 yún even, uniform; to make even
HSK 7
冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure
2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical
隹 is a component in 23 characters
HSK 1
谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)
HSK 2
准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion
HSK 3
难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
HSK 4
售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force
HSK 5
唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)
HSK 7
帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you
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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

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