准 (zeon2) — allow; grant; permit; approve; authorize in Cantonese
zeonˊ²准Mandarin Pinyin: zhun3
Meaning of 准
nounallow; grant; permit; approve; authorize
nounsimplified form of 準
Example Sentences with 准
唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品
Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.
haiˊ²喺maaˏ₅馬loiˎ₄來saiˉ¹西aa˗₃亞，meiˍ₆未munˏ₅滿17sapˍ₆歲catˉ¹嘅seoi˗₃人ge˗₃唔janˎ₄准mˎ₄揸zeonˊ²車。
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.
今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!
janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋ngaamˉ¹啱ngaamˉ¹啱hokˍ₆學gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東waa2,話，faat˗₃發jamˉ¹音mˎ₄唔zeon2,準，neiˏ₅你zauˍ₆就mˎ₄唔houˊ²好saaiˉ¹嘥janˎ₄人laaˉ¹啦。
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日gongˊ²講goˊ²嗰diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢neiˏ₅你zeonˊ²準beiˍ₆備houˊ²好meiˍ₆未?
Have you finished preparing the stuff you're talking about tomorrow?
Words Containing 准
不准吸煙bat1 zeon2 kap1 jin1
no smoking (as commonly seen written on signs)
准時zeon2 si4
punctual, on time, on schedule
不准bat1 zeon2
to not allow; to forbid; to prohibit; prohibited; not allowed; forbidden | Cant.: 唔准
唔准m4 zeon2
to not allow; to forbid; to prohibit; prohibited; not allowed; forbidden | Std. Chin.: 不准
不准掉頭bat1 zeon2 diu6 tau4
no U-turns allowed
獲准wok6 zeon2
obtain permission
不准圈頭bat1 zeon2 hyun1 tau4
no U-turns allowed
准許zeon2 heoi2
to allow; to permit; to grant
恩准jan1 zeon2
approval (granted by a king)
不准泊車bat1 zeon2 paak3 ce1
no parking
核准hat6 zeon2
to check and approve; approve
校准gaau3 zeon2
(mechanical) calibration
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