水准 (shuǐ zhǔn) — level, standard (of quality, achievement, etc.); level (surveying)
Definition
水准 is a more formal word for 'level / standard' than the everyday 水平. In surveying it means the literal ground level, where 基准 is the reference datum used for measurement.
noun
levelstandard (of quality, achievement, etc.)level (surveying)
Examples
- 水准。Tā de zhōng wén shuǐ zhǔn hěn gāo.His Chinese level is very high.
- 水准。Zhè cì kǎo shì de shuǐ zhǔn bǐ qù nián gāo le hěn duō.The level of this exam is much higher than last year.
- 水准，。Gōng chéng shī cè liáng le dì miàn shuǐ zhǔn, què bǎo shī gōng ān quán.The engineer measured the ground level to ensure construction safety.
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