Definitions
(verb)
to allow; to permit
(adjective)
accurate; standard
(adverb)
about to; going to
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The character 准, whose traditional form is 準, structurally combines the semantic component 水, meaning water, with 隼 serving primarily as a phonetic element, an construction that points to its early association with the water level, an instrument for establishing horizontality and thus a physical standard. From this concrete origin, its meaning extended metaphorically to denote any criterion or benchmark, later acquiring the abstract senses of accuracy, correctness, and the act of authorizing or permitting something. The contemporary simplified form 准 replaces the water radical with 冫, a component commonly related to ice, a modification that aligns with a pre-existing cursive variant and, despite this graphical shift, the character has retained its essential range of meanings concerning standards and approval across centuries of use.
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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。