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title: "Buzhun Meaning: 不准 (bùzhǔn) Means “not to allow”"
description: "不准 (traditional 不準, bùzhǔn) means “not to allow; to forbid”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 准 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不准 mean?

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不准 bùzhǔn

## not to allow; to forbid

## It can also mean

- inaccurate

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 准 zhǔn to allow

## In a sentence

这里不准抽烟。 Smoking is not allowed here.

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## More words with 不 or 准

- [标准 biāozhǔn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaozhun)
- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)

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