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准时

zhǔn shíㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: CHUẨN THỜI

Traditional: 準時

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(adverbial adjective, adjective, nominal adjective)

on time; punctual; on schedule

Examples

  • 明天的会议请准时参加。

    míng tiān de huì yì qǐng zhǔn shí cān jiā.

    Please be on time for tomorrow's meeting.

  • 火车准时到站了。

    huǒ chē zhǔn shí dào zhàn le.

    The train arrived on time.

  • 他每天都很准时。

    tā měi tiān dōu hěn zhǔn shí.

    He's punctual every day.

Easily confused

  • 按时 — 准时 = on time, also an adjective (很准时); 按时 = according to schedule, adverb only (按时吃药).

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Stroke order

CHUẨN · 10 strokes

to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of

THỜI · 7 strokes

old variant of 时