准时 (準時)
zhǔn shí
Pinyin

Definition

准时 (準時)
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zhǔn shí
  1. on time
  2. punctual
  3. on schedule

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
时
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period

Idioms (20)

不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)

Sample Sentences

五点，你可以准时到吗？
wǔdiǎn ，nǐ kěyǐ zhǔnshí dào ma ？
At five, can you make it on time?
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好，麻烦准时到。
hǎo ，máfan zhǔnshí dào 。
Certainly. Please arrive at the scheduled time.
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明明是你没来！我昨天很早就起床了，六点钟准时在体育场门口等你的。
míngmíng shì nǐ méi lái ！wǒ zuótiān henzǎo zǎo jiù qǐchuáng le ，liù diǎnzhōng zhǔnshí zài tǐyùchǎng ménkǒu děng nǐ de 。
It was obvious that you didn't come! I got up really early yesterday, and was at the entrance of the stadium on time, waiting for you at six o'clock.
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我们班其他人都很准时的。
wǒmen bān qítā rén dōu hěn zhǔnshí de 。
The others in our class are all very punctual.
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就是，平时自己没一天准时到。这两天恨不得天不亮就来。真会演戏！
jiùshì ，píngshí zìjǐ méi yī tiān zhǔnshí dào 。zhè liǎng tiān hènbude tiān bù liàng jiù lái 。zhēn huì yǎnxì ！
Exactly. Ordinarily he himself never arrives on time. The past couple days he's itching to get here before the sun is even up. He really knows how to put on a show.
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每开3000到5000公里要准时换机油。
měi kāi sān qiān dào wǔ qiān gōnglǐ yào zhǔnshí huàn jīyóu 。
You need to schedule an oil change every 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers.
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