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准许

zhǔnxǔ

to permit; to allow

A clerk stamps a folder while another person walks through a gate
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Characters in this word

准 zhǔn

Strokes
10
Radical
冫 — ice
Made of
冫 ice 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 准

许 xǔ

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 午 noon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 许

Example phrases

  • 法院准许辩方提交新的鉴定报告,但要求在三日内完成补充说明。 Fǎyuàn zhǔnxǔ biànfāng tíjiāo xīn de jiàndìng bàogào, dàn yāoqiú zài sān rì nèi wánchéng bǔchōng shuōmíng. The court permitted the defence to submit a new appraisal report, but required supplementary explanations to be completed within three days.
  • 学校准许学生在图书馆里使用电脑。 Xuéxiào zhǔnxǔ xuésheng zài túshūguǎn lǐ shǐyòng diànnǎo. The school allows students to use computers in the library.
  • 未经医生准许,病人不能随便停药。 Wèi jīng yīshēng zhǔnxǔ, bìngren bùnéng suíbiàn tíng yào. Without a doctor's permission the patient must not stop taking the medicine at will.

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