准
zhǔn HSK1

accurate

准 zhǔn frequency
allow verb
to permit, authorize, or grant a request

经理不准他请假。

jīng​lǐ bù zhǔn tā qǐng​jià.

The manager did not allow him to take time off.

according to verb
in accordance with or in the light of a specific rule or standard

我们将准此原则对违纪行为进行处理。

wǒ​men jiāng zhǔn cǐ yuán​zé duì wéi​jì xíng​wéi jìn​xíng chǔ​lǐ.

We will handle disciplinary violations in accordance with this principle.

准 (準) zhǔn
accurate adjective
conforming to a standard, precise, or correct

他的发音非常准。

tā de fā​yīn fēi​cháng zhǔn.

His pronunciation is very accurate.

definitely adverb
certainly or surely

说明天会下雨，准没错。

shuō míng​tiān huì xià​yǔ, zhǔn méi​cuò.

If they say it will rain tomorrow, it almost certainly will.

quasi- noun
about to become; prefix meaning prospective, para-, or semi-

这位准新娘正在挑选礼服。

zhè wèi zhǔn xīn​niáng zhèng​zài tiāo​xuǎn lǐ​fú.

The bride-to-be is picking out a dress.

Frequency
Character
Written text
379th most common 588.5 per million
Movie subtitles
261st most common 646.6 per million appears in 92% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
66.5 per million appears in 24% of films
Written text
88.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
準
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+51C6

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)