准时 zhǔn shí
“on time; punctual; on schedule”
adverbial adjective, adjective, adjective / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 準時
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
准时 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1977: 准时 zhǔnshí — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 129
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用法How to use 准时
准时 means "on time, punctual" — not early and not late. It is used either as an adjective after 很/不 (他很准时), or as an adverb directly before a verb (准时到, 准时开始) with no 的.
例句Example sentences
- 火车很准时，八点就到了。huǒ chē hěn zhǔn shí, bā diǎn jiù dào le.The train was very punctual; it arrived at eight.
- 请大家明天准时参加考试。qǐng dà jiā míng tiān zhǔn shí cān jiā kǎo shì.Please everyone arrive on time for the exam tomorrow.
- 他每天准时上班，从来没有迟到。tā měi tiān zhǔn shí shàng bān, cóng lái méi yǒu chí dào.He goes to work on time every day and has never been late.