准

• 拼音: zhǔn
• 汉字拆解: 准 = 氵(water) + 隹 (short-tailed bird), originally meaning a water level tool, hence 'standard' and 'accurate'

含义

Accurate; precise; allowed. Describes something being on target or correct, or indicates permission.

As an adjective, means 'accurate' or 'precise' — used for clocks, predictions, aim, etc. Can also mean 'certainly' or 'definitely' in colloquial speech. In formal contexts, 准 can mean 'to allow' or 'to approve.' Commonly appears in compounds like 准确 (accurate) and 准备 (prepare).

例句

1. 你的手表准不准？
2. 他投篮投得特别准。
3. 天气预报今天说得很准。

用法指南

语境: everyday, sports, evaluation

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你猜得真准！(You guessed really accurately!)
• 这个钟很准。(This clock is very accurate.)

错误说法

• 他是一个准人。(Don't use 准 directly before a noun as a character description — say 他做事很准 for 'he does things accurately')

起源与历史

氵(water) + 隹 (short-tailed bird). The original meaning was 'water level,' which evolved to mean 'standard' and then 'accurate.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal