准

zhǔn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

准 (zhǔn) is a Chinese word meaning “to allow”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to allow
  2. to grant
  3. in accordance with
  4. in the light of

Stroke order

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Example

老師准我請一天假。

The teacher allowed me to take a day off.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).