准入 (zhǔn rù) — (verb phrase) to be granted access; to be admitted (to a market, industry, or system)

Definition

Formal written term meaning 'admit / be granted access,' almost always used with a field, market, or industry (e.g. 市场准入). Rare in everyday speech.

verb
(verb phrase) to be granted accessto be admitted (to a market, industry, or system)

Examples

  • 准入。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī huò dé le shì chǎng zhǔn rù.
    This company obtained market access.
  • 准入。
    Xīn de zhǔn rù zhèng cè jiāng yú míng nián shí shī.
    The new access policy will be implemented next year.
  • 准入。
    Wài guó tóu zī zhě xū yào mǎn zú yán gé de zhǔn rù tiáo jiàn.
    Foreign investors must meet strict access conditions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter

Allow + enter means to be granted entry.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
隼
隼sǔn準zhǔn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

Open 准 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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