约 約
yuē
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction)
Other reading: yāo
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
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Examples
亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。
Yà zhōu de dà xiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōu zhōu。
Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
得克萨斯州约是日本的两倍大。
Dé kè sà sī zhōu yuē shì rì běn de liǎng bèi dà。
Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
这本字典包含了约4万个词条。
zhè běn zì diǎn bāo hán le yuē 4 wàn gè cí tiáo。
This dictionary has about 40,000 entries.
Words with this character
大约 dà yuē approximately约会 yuē huì appointment合约 hé yuē contract约定 yuē dìng to agree on sth签约 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement约束 yuē shù to restrict预约 yù yuē booking条约 tiáo yuē treaty节约 jié yuē to economize契约 qì yuē agreement制约 zhì yuē to restrict公约 gōng yuē convention相约 xiāng yuē to agree违约 wéi yuē to break a promise隐约 yǐn yuē vague不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng to take the same action without prior consultation约定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage约翰 Yuē hàn John纽约 Niǔ yuē New York和约 hé yuē peace treaty守约 shǒu yuē to keep an appointment租约 zū yuē lease纽约市 Niǔ yuē Shì New York City