准 (zhǔn) means Allow (permit - standard - accurate). Below are 24 of the 66 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这趟列车很 准 时。
Zhè tàng lièchē hěn zhǔnshí.
This train is very punctual.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 列车
他事先做了 准 备。
Tā shìxiān zuò le zhǔnbèi.
He made preparations beforehand.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 事先
预报不一定 准 确。
Yùbào bù yídìng zhǔnquè.
A forecast is not necessarily accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预报
翻译时力求 准 确。
Fānyì shí lìqiú zhǔnquè.
In translating, strive for accuracy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力求
请 准 备好申请材料。
Qǐng zhǔnbèi hǎo shēnqǐng cáiliào.
Please prepare the application materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 材料
他的动作又快又 准 。
Tā de dòngzuò yòu kuài yòu zhǔn.
His movements are quick and accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 动作
他上班一直很 准 时。
Tā shàng bān yìzhí hěn zhǔnshí.
He is always punctual for work.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 准时
他计算得又快又 准 。
Tā jìsuàn de yòu kuài yòu zhǔn.
He calculates quickly and accurately.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 计算
他的申请被批 准 了。
Tā de shēnqǐng bèi pīzhǔn le.
His application was approved.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 批准
这个计划还没批 准 。
Zhège jìhuà hái méi pīzhǔn.
This plan has not been approved yet.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 批准
工作人员正在 准 备。
Gōngzuò rényuán zhèngzài zhǔnbèi.
The staff are getting things ready.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人员
医生的诊断很 准 确。
Yīshēng de zhěnduàn hěn zhǔnquè.
The doctor's diagnosis is accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诊断
次品一律不 准 出厂。
Cìpǐn yílǜ bù zhǔn chūchǎng.
Substandard goods may not leave the factory under any circumstances.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 次品
他仔细瞄 准 了目标。
Tā zǐxì miáozhǔn le mùbiāo.
He took careful aim at the target.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瞄准
选拔标 准 非常严格。
Xuǎnbá biāozhǔn fēicháng yángé.
The selection criteria are extremely strict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 选拔
他看人的眼光很 准 。
Tā kàn rén de yǎnguāng hěn zhǔn.
He is a very good judge of people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 眼光
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From the graded readers
我们 准 备了很多吃的东西。
wǒmen zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào hěnduō chī de / dì dōngxī.
We got a lot of food ready.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
为了这次面试，我 准 备了整整一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我 准 备了两个星期的稿子，第一句话就说反了。
wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào liǎng gè xīngqī de / dì gǎozi, dìyī jù huà jiù shuō fǎn le / liǎo / liào.
I'd prepared the script for two weeks, and I got the very first sentence backwards.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
准 appears in 66 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 准
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 准
How is 准 used in a sentence?
This page shows 66 sentences using 准 (zhǔn, "Allow (permit - standard - accurate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 准 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 准 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 准?
The dictionary page for 准 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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