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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

批准

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pīzhǔn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clearance/ˈklɪə.rəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他获得了安全批准。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The official authorization for a person to do something, or for goods to be transported.

    "He finally received security clearance to enter the facility."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'cleren' (to make clear), combined with the Anglo-French suffix '-ance' denoting an action or state. Over centuries, the term evolved from legal and administrative authorization to commercial retail contexts signifying the final sale or disposal of surplus goods at reduced prices, closely mirroring cultural equivalents like the Brazilian 'xepa'.

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