Dictionary › 约
约
yuē
What 约 means
- to make an appointment
- to invite
- approximately
- pact
- treaty
- to economize
- to restrict
- to reduce (a fraction)
- concise
Other readings
Example sentences
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大约。Probably.
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大约吧。Approximately.
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去纽约吧！Let's take a trip to New York.
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我要预约。I'd like to make a reservation.
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我是约翰。I am John.
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契约签订了。Qìyuē qiāndìng le.The contract was signed.
Words starting with 约
- 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement; date
- 约束yuē shùto restrict; to limit to; to constrain
- 约定yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange
- 约旦Yuē dànJordan (country)
- 约翰逊Yuē hàn xùnJohnson or Johnston (name)
- 约莫yuē moto estimate; to guess; about; around; approximately
- 约见yuē jiànto arrange an interview; an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)
- 约定俗成yuē dìng sú chéngestablished by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
- 约旦河Yuē dàn HéJordan River (in southwestern Asia)
- 约束力yuē shù lì(of a contract) binding (law)
- 约克Yuē kèYork
- 约稿yuē gǎoto commission (a newspaper article, piece of writing, artwork etc)
- 约出yuē chūto arrange to go on a date with sb
- 约分yuē fēnreduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths); to reduce a fraction by canceling…
- 约制yuē zhìto bind; to restrict; to constrain
- 约合yuē héapproximately; about (some numerical value)
- 约同yuē tóngto invite sb to go along with oneself (to a meeting, on a trip etc)
- 约法yuē fǎtemporary law; provisional constitution
- 约请yuē qǐngto invite; to issue an invitation
- 约数yuē shùdivisor (of a number); approximate number
- 约计yuē jìto calculate to be roughly ...
- 约等于yuē děng yúapproximately equal to
- 约当现金yuē dāng xiàn jīncash equivalent (accountancy)
- 约西亚Yuē xī yàJosiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)
Words containing 约
- 大约dà yuēapproximately; probably
- 节约jié yuēto economize; to conserve (resources); economy
- 隐约yǐn yuēvague; faint; indistinct
- 条约tiáo yuētreaty; pact
- 制约zhì yuēto restrict; condition
- 纽约Niǔ yuēNew York
- 预约yù yuēbooking; reservation; to book
- 签约qiān yuēto sign a contract or agreement
- 公约gōng yuēconvention (i.e. international agreement)
- 相约xiāng yuēto agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
- 不约而同bù yuē ér tóng(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation…
- 合约hé yuēcontract; agreement
- 契约qì yuēagreement; contract
- 特约tè yuēspecially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task
- 隐隐约约yǐn yǐn yuē yuē(idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- 违约wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
- 北约Běi yuēNATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公约组织
- 要约yāo yuēto restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid
- 和约hé yuēpeace treaty
- 简约jiǎn yuēsketchy; concise; abbreviated
- 纽约市Niǔ yuē ShìNew York City
- 赴约fù yuēto keep an appointment
- 旧约jiù yuēformer agreement; former contract
- 新约Xīn yuēNew Testament
Characters that look like 约
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish…
- 列lièto arrange; to line up; file
- 判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)…
- 刑xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence
- 扔rēngto throw; to throw away
- 灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
Sounds the same
Read yuē, tone for tone, but written differently.
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