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精准 (jīng zhǔn) — accurate, precise, exact

Definition

精准 emphasizes both accuracy and pinpoint exactness, slightly stronger than 准确. Pairs with verbs like 定位、分析 for precise targeting, whereas 准 alone is more casual and 精密 describes fine machinery.

adjective
accuratepreciseexact

Examples

  • 精准。
    Zhè cì shǒu shù xū yào jīng zhǔn de dìng wèi.
    This surgery requires precise positioning.
  • 精准，。
    Tā de yù cè fēi cháng jīng zhǔn, méi yǒu wù chā.
    His prediction was very accurate, with no error.
  • 精准。
    Qǐ yè xū yào jīng zhǔn dì fēn xī shì chǎng shù jù.
    Enterprises need to analyze market data precisely.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

精jīngfine
准zhǔnaccurate

精 gives the sense of fine or exact, and 准 means accurate, together expressing precision.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng精jīng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

精 pairs 米 (rice) with 青, which gives the sound; the character originally meant polished rice.

Open 精 →

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 →
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