HSK 5 · Society

批准 pīzhǔn “to approve” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 批准 means

  1. to approve
  2. to ratify

How to say 批准

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale批pī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale准zhǔn3rd tone, dipping

批准 in a sentence

  1. 她批准了我的方案。

    Tā pīzhǔn le wǒ de fāng'àn.

    She approved my plan.

    Sentence #1516247 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他们批准了他的请求。

    Tāmen pīzhǔn le tā de qǐngqiú.

    They granted his request.

    Sentence #780064 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 他被批准早退。

    Tā bèi pīzhǔn zǎotuì.

    He was given permission to leave early.

    Sentence #1928606 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 批准 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 批 (pī) with each of its parts in a different colour
批pīto ascertain
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 比compare · bǐSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 比 (bǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pī.

The character 准 (zhǔn) with each of its parts in a different colour
准zhǔnto allow
  • 冫ice · bīngMeaning part
  • 隹short-tailed bird · zhuīSound part

冫 hints at the meaning (ice); 隹 (zhuī) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhǔn.

How to write 批准

批 7 strokes · 准 10 strokes

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批准 (pīzhǔn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 批准 (pīzhǔn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 批准

Words with 批

批评pīpíng · to criticise批pī · measure word for batches or groups批判pīpàn · to criticise批发pīfā · wholesale

Words with 准

准备zhǔnbèi · to prepare标准biāozhǔn · standard准确zhǔnquè · accurate准时zhǔnshí · on time瞄准miáozhǔn · to aim at准则zhǔnzé · principle

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FAQs

批准 (pīzhǔn) means “to approve” or “to ratify”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it pīzhǔn: pī with a 1st tone, then zhǔn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 批准 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pizhun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 批准 from the suggestions. Typing pizhun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
批准 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.