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