reliable; dependable; trustworthy
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
reliable; dependable; trustworthy
dialectColloquial term mainly used in Northern Chinese dialects. Often used with 儿化 (～儿).
Zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
bù不
kào靠
zhǔn准
r儿
。
This piece of news is not reliable.
Tā他
hěn很
kào靠
zhǔn准
，
yǒu有
yào要
jǐn紧
de的
shì事
kě可
yǐ以
jiāo交
gěi给
tā他
bàn办
。
He is very reliable, you can entrust him with important matters.
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Zhè这
shì事
r儿
nǐ你
zhǎo找
Lǎo老
Zhāng张
，
tā他
zuì最
kào靠
zhǔn准
r儿
。
For this matter, go find Old Zhang, he's the most dependable.
Tīng听
lái来
de的
xiāo消
xi息
dōu都
bù不
tài太
kào靠
zhǔn准
，
děi得
zì自
jǐ己
hé核
shí实
。
Hearsay isn't very reliable; you have to verify it yourself.