不
准

Not to allow in Chinese: 不准 (bù zhǔn)

bù zhǔn

not to allow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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不
准

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄣˇ

zhǔn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这里不准抽烟。

    zhè lǐ bù zhǔn chōu yān。

    Smoking is not allowed here.

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Related words

不

bù

no

准

zhǔn

to allow

准备

zhǔn bèi

preparation

标准

biāo zhǔn

standard

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

准确

zhǔn què

accurate

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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