Chinese

批准

/pʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to approve; to ratify; to sanction
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese批 “to slap”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese比 “to compare; to contrast; to have a contest”
      • soundChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
  • characterChinese准 “to allow; to grant; to permit”
    • simplified fromChinese準 “water-level; flat; level”
      • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
      • soundChinese隼 “falcon”

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