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获准 (huò zhǔn) — obtain permission

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to obtain permission' or 'to be approved' — more official and written than simply saying 得到允许. Typically followed by a verb phrase stating what is now permitted.

verb
obtain permission

Examples

  • 获准。
    Tā huò zhǔn cān jiā zhè cì kē yán xiàng mù.
    He obtained permission to participate in this research project.
  • ，。
    Tā qù nián huò le zhǔn, kě yǐ qù guó wài xué xí.
    He obtained permission last year to go study abroad.
  • 获准。
    Zhǐ yǒu tōng guò shěn hé cái néng huò zhǔn jìn rù zhè ge shí yàn shì.
    Only after passing the review can one obtain permission to enter this lab.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

获huòobtain
准zhǔnapproval

获 means 'obtain', and 准 refers to approval or permission, so the sense is to obtain approval.

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 獲; 获 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò獲huò
Same sound today

The traditional form 獲 combines 犭 (dog) with 蒦, a sound part, to show catching animals with a dog. The simplified 获 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 获 →

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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