准 (zeon2 | zhun3) : allow; grant; permit

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准

zeon2

zhun3

[1] allow; grant; permit; approve; authorize
[2] simplified form of 準

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 冫 (#15)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

准

Don't confuse with:
準隼

This word has been viewed 7568 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jan 2010 14:21

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不准 bat1 zeon2 bu4 zhun3 = prohibited 國

唔准 m4 zeon2 m2 zhun3 = prohibited 粵

批准 pai1 zeon2 pi1 zhun3 = to approve

不准吸煙 bat1 zeon2 kap1 jin1 bu4 zhun3 xi1 yan1 = no smoking 國

准許 zeon2 heoi2 zhun3 xu3 = to allow

獲准 wok6 zeon2 huo4 zhun3 = obtain permission

不准圈頭 bat1 zeon2 hyun1 tau4 = no U-turns allowed

不准掉頭 bat1 zeon2 diu6 tau4 = no U-turns allowed

不准泊車 bat1 zeon2 paak3 ce1 = no parking

不准停車等候 bat1 zeon2 ting4 ce1 dang2 hau6 = no standing (no waiting in a car)
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 准

唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品粵
Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 准
Unicode code for this character: U+51c6 (off-site link)

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