Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 準

accurate
standard
definitely
certainly
about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)
quasi-
para-

(physiognomy) the tip of the nose

to adjust to the right value
to tune
to focus (a camera etc)
to set (the date, the time) to the correct value

certainly

accurate; exact; precise

request granted (formal usage in old document)
to aim (gun)

to observe and make sure
to check

on time; on schedule

(coll.) accuracy

standard; norm; criterion
(adjective) standard
good; correct; conforming to a standard

to take aim at; to target

norm
standard
criterion

variant of 保准 (bǎozhǔn)

evidence (that one can rely on)
grounds (for believing sth)

accurate
exact
precise
precision

to aim at
to target
to point at
to be directed at
registration
alignment (mechanical engineering)

not sure
maybe

to calibrate

Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet

to serve as the norm
...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)

to be valid; to count
authentic

certainly
for sure

to calculate precisely
to identify; to discern; to tell

yardstick
fig. criterion
ground rule

not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry
(of an instrument) to be out of kilter
(of a forecast) to be off the mark

standard
norm
criterion

front sight (firearms)
the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard

(surveying) datum
standard; criterion; benchmark

preparation
to prepare
to intend
to be about to
reserve (fund)

level (of achievement etc)
standard
level (surveying)

on time
punctual
on schedule

directrix line of a parabola
guide line

definite and reliable information

to identify clearly
to make sure of
to believe firmly

nonstandard
unconventional

par (golf)

level (device to determine horizontal)
spirit level
surveyor's level

standard pronunciation
standard tone (e.g. A = 440 Hz)

definite idea; certainty; clear plan; definite guidelines

to be unsure about a matter
to be uncertain
to be unable to make sense of sth

semifinal

accuracy

imprecise

(statistics) standard deviation

reserve fund

(coll.) unreliable

sighting device
sight (for a firearm etc)

biāozhǔnjiān

standard (hotel) room
two-person room of standard size and amenities
abbr. to 標間／标间 (biāojiān)

unable to say
can't say precisely

erhua variant of 沒準／没准 (méizhǔn)

biāozhǔnxiàng

official portrait

Zhèng Mèngzhǔn

Chung Mongjoon (1951-), Korean magnate and the founder of Hyundai 現代／现代 ( Xiàndài)

standard language

standard time

lacking class
boorish
poor quality
substandard

nonstandard
incorrect
(of one's speech) poor; woeful (not in keeping with correct pronunciation or usage)

standardization

Měiguó Liánzhǔn

American Federal Reserve

zhǔnbèihǎole

to be ready

shíkèzhǔnbèi

ready at any moment

biāozhǔnzǔzhī

standards organization
standards body

Biāozhǔn Pǔ'ěr

Standard and Poor's (S&P), company specializing in financial market ratings
S&P financial index

kànzhǔnjīhuì

to watch for an opportunity
to see one's chance to

zuòhǎozhǔnbèi

to prepare
to make adequate preparation

xíngwéizhǔnzé

code of conduct
standard of conduct

biāozhǔnzhuàngkuàng

standard conditions for temperature and pressure

biāozhǔnchǐcùn

gauge

quánwúzhǔnbèi

completely unprepared

yèjièbiāozhǔn

industry standard

jiàzhíbiāozhǔn

values
standards

jìshùbiāozhǔn

technology standard

biāozhǔnmóxíng

Standard Model (of particle physics)

chāoqiánmiáozhǔn

to aim in front of a moving target

biāozhǔnguīgé

standard
norm

Ruìlìzhǔnzé

Rayleigh criterion (optics)

biāozhǔnzhuàngtài

standard conditions for temperature and pressure

guījuzhǔnshéng

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria

fúhébiāozhǔn

to comply with a standard
standards-compliant

shuāngchóngbiāozhǔn

double standard

dàdìshuǐzhǔnmiàn

大地水准面

[大地水準面]

geoid

Zhǔngá'ěr Péndì

准噶尔盆地

[準噶爾盆地]

Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang

guójiābiāozhǔnmǎ

国家标准码

[國家標準碼]

Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. 國標碼／国标码

wàngyuǎnmiáozhǔnjìng

望远瞄准镜

[望遠瞄準鏡]

telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)

Zhǔngá'ěryìlóng

准噶尔翼龙

[準噶爾翼龍]

Dsungaripterus (genus of pterosaur)

zuòzhǔnbèigōngzuò

做准备工作

[做準備工作]

to make preparations

zhǔnwěnxuánwōjiégòu

准稳旋涡结构

[準穩旋渦結構]

quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)

guójìrénquánbiāozhǔn

国际人权标准

[國際人權標準]

international human rights norms

cúnkuǎnzhǔnbèijīnlü

存款准备金率

[存款準備金率]

deposit-reserve ratio

fàngzhīsìhǎi'érjiēzhǔn

放之四海而皆准

[放之四海而皆準]

applicable anywhere (idiom)

Déguó Biāozhǔnhuà Xuéhuì

德国标准化学会

[德國標準化學會]

Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN)
German Institute for Standardization

kuàijìzhǔnzélǐshìhuì

会计准则理事会

[會計準則理事會]

accounting standards council

Guójì Biāozhǔnhuà Zǔzhī

国际标准化组织

[國際標準化組織]

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Zhōngwénbiāozhǔnjiāohuànmǎ

中文标准交换码

[中文標準交換碼]

CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992

Měiguó Guójiā Biāozhǔn Xuéhuì

美国国家标准学会

[美國國家標準學會]

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Gélínnízhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林尼治标准时间

[格林尼治標準時間]

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gélínwēizhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林威治标准时间

[格林威治標準時間]

(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

guójiābiāozhǔn Zhōngwénjiāohuànmǎ

国家标准中文交换码

[國家標準中文交換碼]

CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992

Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ

通用汉字标准交换码

[通用漢字標準交換碼]

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
abbr. to 通用碼／通用码 ( Tōngyòngmǎ)

Měiguózīxùnjiāohuànbiāozhǔnmǎ

美国资讯交换标准码

[美國資訊交換標準碼]

ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Guójiā Biāozhǔnhuà Guǎnlǐ Wěiyuánhuì

国家标准化管理委员会

[國家標準化管理委員會]

Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)

shíjiànshìjiǎnyànzhēnlǐdewéiyībiāozhǔn

实践是检验真理的唯一标准

[實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準]

Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)