准zhǔnaccurate; standard
准 (zhǔn) means "accurate" or "standard," and as an adverb "definitely" or "certainly." It describes a watch, a guess, or pronunciation that hits the mark, as in 你的发音很准 (your pronunciation is accurate), and it also appears in the word 准时 (on time).
What does 准 mean?
- 1.
accurate; standardadj.
- 2.
definitely; certainlyadverb
What does the character 准 mean?
- 准accurate; standard
How do you use 准?
准 often comes after 很, 不, or a 得 complement, as in 说得很准.
Patterns
verb + 得 + 很准
他看得很准。
Tā kàn de hěn zhǔn.
He judges things accurately.
What are some examples of 准 in a sentence?
How is 准 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
现在几点了？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
What time is it now?
- Speaker B:
我的手机上是三点。
Wǒ de shǒujī shang shì sān diǎn.
My phone says three o'clock.
- Speaker A:
可是那座钟是两点五十五。
Kěshì nà zuò zhōng shì liǎng diǎn wǔshíwǔ.
But that clock says two fifty-five.
- Speaker B:
那座钟不准，慢了五分钟。
Nà zuò zhōng bù zhǔn, màn le wǔ fēnzhōng.
That clock isn't accurate. It's five minutes slow.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.