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不准

bù zhǔn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Common

Definitions

  1. 1. not to allow
  2. 2. to forbid
  3. 3. to prohibit

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
允许
yǔn xǔ

to permit

Synonyms

1 item
禁止
jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

forbidding something

Usage notes

Collocations

Often follows a verb or appears at the start of a sentence to express prohibition.

Formality

More colloquial than 禁止; commonly used in spoken warnings.

Example Sentences

4 shown
这里 不准 抽烟。
Smoking is not allowed here.
不准 在圖書館裡談話。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 798325)
學生 不准 進入這個房間。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 772380)
電梯內 不准 吸煙。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 523893)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不准

不准许
bù zhǔn xǔ

forbidden

不准确
bù zhǔn què

imprecise

吃不准
chī bù zhǔn

to be unsure about a matter

拿不准
ná bù zhǔn

in doubt; unsure of sth; unable to decide; indecisive

说不准
shuō bù zhǔn

unable to say

Child Words of 不准

不
bù

no; not so

准
zhǔn

to allow