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不准

bù zhǔn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

不准 (bù zhǔn) means "not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不准 means

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

The characters in 不准

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 准zhǔnto allow; to grant; in accordance with

Example sentences

• 不准确。
  Not exactly.

Words starting with 不准

• 不准确bù zhǔn quèimprecise
• 不准许bù zhǔn xǔforbidden; not allowed

Words containing 不准

• 说不准shuō bù zhǔnunable to say; can't say precisely
• 拿不准ná bù zhǔnin doubt; unsure of sth; unable to decide; indecisive
• 吃不准chī bù zhǔnto be unsure about a matter; to be uncertain; to be unable to make sense of sth

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