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大约

dà yuē

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 大約

大约 (dà yuē) means "approximately". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 大约 means

1. approximately
2. probably

How 大约 is used in grammar

大约 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Approximation: 左右/大约/差不多/将近 (HSK 4)

The characters in 大约

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately

Example sentences

• 大约。
  Probably.
• 大约吧。
  Approximately.
• 大约两周内。
  In about two weeks.
• 大约十点钟吗？
  Is it about ten o'clock?

Where 大约 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Degree & scope words (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dà yuē correctly.
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