to grant permission; to approve
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to grant permission; to approve (especially by a sovereign or superior)
formalOriginally used in an imperial context. In modern usage, it can be used humorously or ironically to ask for permission from someone in a position of (slight) authority, such as a parent, boss, or spouse.
Huáng皇
dì帝
ēn恩
zhǔn准
le了
tā他
de的
zòu奏
zhé折
。
The emperor approved his memorial.
Lǎo老
bà爸
，
ēn恩
zhǔn准
wǒ我
jīn今
wǎn晚
wǎn晚
diǎn点
huí回
jiā家
ba吧
！
Dad, please grant your permission for me to come home late tonight!
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Jīng经
guò过
zài再
sān三
qǐng请
qiú求
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhōng终
yú于
ēn恩
zhǔn准
le了
tā他
de的
xiū休
jià假
shēn申
qǐng请
。
After repeated requests, the leader finally granted his leave application.