粵

作zok3準zeon2

simp作准
zok3 zeon2zuò zhǔn

English

  1. to be valid; to count
  2. authentic
  3. (of disputes between versions) to prevail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有唔同版本嘅時候,以其中之一作為準則、標準

Examples

  • 我正忙著為明天作準備。

    I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你應該知道要為考試作準備。

    You should have known better than to take an examination without preparing for it.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 如果中英文版本有唔同,以英文版本作準。

    Should there be any disputes between the Chinese and English versions, the English version will prevail.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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