批准 pīzhǔn to approve
to approve; to ratify
How to remember 批准: 批 criticize + 准 accurate = to approve.
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How it is used
- To approve/ratify officially - 申请获得批准 (shēnqǐng huòdé pīzhǔn) the application was approved.
- Top-down authorization by an authority/superior, formal. Contrast 同意 (tóngyì, to agree - anyone can) - 批准 requires official power to grant.
- Common in bureaucratic/legal contexts: 批准通过, 未经批准 (without approval).
Example sentences
- 你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申请人名单上吗？ Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ de míngzì jiā dào děnghòu pīzhǔn de shēnqǐngrén míngdān shàng ma?Could you put my name on the waiting list?