准时
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准时 (zhǔnshí) · on time
准时 (zhǔnshí) means “on time; punctual”. It is written with 2 characters: 准 (to allow) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 准时 is built
The characters
准 zhǔn · to allow
What 准 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
火车准时到了。Huǒchē zhǔnshí dào le.The train arrived on time.
明天的会你能准时来吗？Míngtiān de huì nǐ néng zhǔnshí lái ma?Can you come to tomorrow's meeting on time?
Questions about 准时
What does 准时 mean?
准时 (zhǔnshí) means “on time; punctual”.
How do you pronounce 准时?
准时 is pronounced zhǔnshí.
Which HSK level is 准时?
准时 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 准备zhǔnbèito prepare
- 准确zhǔnquèaccurate
- 标准biāozhǔnstandard
- 批准pīzhǔnto approve
- 瞄准miáozhǔnto aim at
- 准则zhǔnzénorm
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
Learn 准时 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.