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HSK
standard; norm; criterion / (adjective) standard / good; correct; conforming to a standard
HSK 3
preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
HSK 1
accurate; exact; precise
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *准* | 准* | *准
accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-
HSK 3
on time / punctual / on schedule
HSK 4
norm / standard / criterion
HSK 7-9
(surveying) datum / standard; criterion; benchmark
HSK 7-9
standard language
to be ready
to take aim at; to target
HSK 7-9
to comply with a standard / standards-compliant
level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying)
HSK 7-9
to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
applicable anywhere (idiom)
industry standard
to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
HSK 7-9
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
standard / norm / criterion
certainly / for sure
nonstandard / incorrect / (of one's speech) poor; woeful (not in keeping with correct pronunciation or usage)
standard conditions for temperature and pressure
(statistics) standard deviation
not sure / maybe
(physiognomy) the tip of the nose
(coll.) accuracy
values / standards
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria
on time; on schedule
double standard
to prepare / to make adequate preparation
to be valid; to count / authentic
front sight (firearms) / the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
accuracy
to be unsure about a matter / to be uncertain / to be unable to make sense of sth
standard / norm
to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
imprecise
semifinal
sighting device / sight (for a firearm etc)
to calibrate
yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule
deposit-reserve ratio
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
to calculate precisely / to identify; to discern; to tell
accurate / exact / precise / precision
code of conduct / standard of conduct
to identify clearly / to make sure of / to believe firmly
standards organization / standards body
standard time
geoid
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Standard Model (of particle physics)
definite and reliable information
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. 國標碼|国标码
(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
reserve fund
to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to
Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN) / German Institute for Standardization
technology standard
official portrait
to make preparations
standard pronunciation / standard tone (e.g. A = 440 Hz)
Dsungaripterus (genus of pterosaur)
completely unprepared
ready at any moment
standard (hotel) room / two-person room of standard size and amenities / abbr. to 標間|标间
lacking class / boorish / poor quality / substandard
mother-to-be
to observe and make sure / to check
unable to say / can't say precisely
not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry / (of an instrument) to be out of kilter / (of a forecast) to be off the mark
par (golf)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
directrix line of a parabola / guide line
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
accounting standards council
standard conditions for temperature and pressure
Standard and Poor's (S&P), company specializing in financial market ratings / S&P financial index
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard / abbr. to 通用碼|通用码
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
international human rights norms
standardization
CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992
request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun)
nonstandard / unconventional
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
gauge
evidence (that one can rely on) / grounds (for believing sth)
to aim in front of a moving target
certainly
definite idea; certainty; clear plan; definite guidelines
Rayleigh criterion (optics)
(coll.) unreliable
quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)
level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level
Chung Mongjoon (1951-), Korean magnate and the founder of Hyundai 現代|现代
erhua variant of 沒準|没准
HSK 7-9
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange

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