Definitions
(verb)
to allow; to permit
(adjective)
accurate; standard
(adverb)
about to; going to
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The character "准" evolved from the traditional form "準", which structurally combines the water radical (氵) with the component "隹" and originally denoted a water level instrument, leading to its early associations with standard and precision. Over time, its semantic range broadened to include meanings of granting or approving, as evidenced in compounds such as "批准". The simplified form "准" replaces the water radical with "冫" while maintaining "隹", and it carries forward the same conceptual fields of accuracy, criterion, and permission.
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我已经准备好了。
他准时到达了。
她的回答很准确。
这是标准答案。
领导批准了我的计划。
我们正在准备明天的考试。
遵守准则是很重要的。
他的预测准得令人惊讶。