准

accurate, surely, certainly, bound to, allow

ʈ͡ʂ u̯ ə n ² ¹ ⁴
adjective Uncommon #11,609
accurate Describes information or a prediction that matches reality.
CH: 天气预报根本不准嘛。
EN: The weather forecast isn’t accurate at all.

你就看我说的准不准就得了

Just see whether what I said is accurate.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

你还是说准了吧

Looks like you were right after all.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

真准,叔叔,刚好扔在他头上!

What a perfect throw, Uncle—it landed right on his head!

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

看我猜的有多准.

See how accurate my guess was.

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

你没扔准

You missed your throw.

— 生吃 (2017)

天气预报根本不准嘛

The weather forecast is totally inaccurate.

— 崖上的波妞 (2008)

你应该可以打得更准

You should be able to shoot more accurately.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

快准狠

Fast, precise, and ruthless.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

时间算得很准

The timing was spot-on.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

跑得一样准

They run equally accurately.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

这事儿你们拿的准是吧?

You’re sure about this, right?

— 追击者 (2008)

我找血管一找一个准

I'm really good at finding veins.

— 生吃 (2017)

adverb Rare #20,111
surely, certainly, bound to Often used in conversational predictions.
CH: 他准会喜欢这本书。
EN: He’s sure to like this book.

每次过年碰见你准没好事

Whenever I run into you during the Lunar New Year, something bad is bound to happen.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

你准在想他

You must be thinking about him.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

师哥,我准送你这把剑!

Senior Brother, I’m giving you this sword!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

哈罗德·德拉科森准会气得发疯。

Harold de Lacroix is going to be furious.

程老板,准知道你就得回来

Boss Cheng, I knew you'd come back.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

verb Rare #26,049
allow, let, permit Often used in speech as a shorter form of 准许.
CH: 我准你今天早点回家。
EN: I’ll let you go home early today.

他们准你出来吗?

Did they let you out?

— 罗马 (2018)

跟了我几天,已学了不少请你准他一起去吧

He’s been following me for several days and has already learned quite a lot. Please let him come along too.

— 七武士 (1954)

我爸准我抽烟

My dad allows me to smoke.

— 浪潮 (2008)

我准你吻我一下

I’ll allow you to kiss me once.

— 小姐 (2016)

他们准我们唱歌跳舞和欢笑准黑人打球但也洗不去历史上最大的罪

They let us sing, dance, and laugh; they let Black people play ball, but they can’t wash away the greatest crime in history.

— 黑潮 (1992)

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