对准 (duì zhǔn) — (verb) to aim at (a target, camera, weapon, etc.); (verb) to align with, to be in line with (standards, goals, requirements)
Definition
对准 combines 对 ('toward') and 准 ('accurate'): 'to aim/align something precisely with a target' — physical (camera, weapon) or abstract (standards, goals). A transitive verb that takes the target as its object, not a direction.
verb
to aim at (a target, camera, weapon, etc.)to align withto be in line with (standards, goals, requirements)
Examples
- 对准。Tā yòng qiāng duì zhǔn le mù biāo.He aimed at the target with a gun.
- 对准。Wǒ men yào duì zhǔn guó jiā biāo zhǔn lái zuò.We need to align with national standards to do it.
- 对准。Shè yǐng shī bǎ jìng tóu duì zhǔn le yǎn yuán.The photographer aimed the lens at the actor.
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