约 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 约 hsk 4

约 (約)

Definition weigh, appointment / agreement / to arrange / to restrict / approximately

Heteronym (yuē, yāo)

约(約) [ ] to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约(約) [ ] to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise

Traditional 約

Pinyin ,

Zhuyin ㄩㄝ, ㄧㄠ

Jyutping joek3

Unicode 7ea6

Radical 纟

Usage

Synonyms 称请格志邀绳束磅敛掂戥

Input Method Wubi( xqyy ) Cangjie( vmpi ) Zhengma( zrs ) Four Corner( 27120 )

Same Pronunciation 曰 (yuē)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 约
	条约 ( 條約 ) hsk 6 tiáo yuē treaty / pact / CL:個\|个[ge4] ( 條約 ) hsk 6

	大约 ( 大約 ) hsk 4 dà yuē approximately / probably ( 大約 ) hsk 4

	纽约 ( 紐約 ) Niǔ yuē New York ( 紐約 )

	制约 ( 制約 ) hsk 6 zhì yuē to restrict / condition ( 制約 ) hsk 6

	约束 ( 約束 ) hsk 6 yuē shù to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint ( 約束 ) hsk 6

	北约 ( 北約 ) Běi yuē NATO / abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織\|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4 xi1 Yang2 Gong1 yue1 Zu3 zhi1], North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( 北約 )

	公约 ( 公約 ) gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement) ( 公約 )

	节约 ( 節約 ) hsk 4 jié yuē to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal ( 節約 ) hsk 4

	和约 ( 和約 ) hé yuē peace treaty ( 和約 )

	约定 ( 約定 ) yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation ( 約定 )

	契约 ( 契約 ) qì yuē agreement / contract ( 契約 )

	约翰 ( 約翰 ) Yuē hàn John (name) / Johan (name) / Johann (name) ( 約翰 )

	签约 ( 簽約 ) qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement ( 簽約 )

	不约而同 ( 不約而同 ) bù yuē ér tóng to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation ( 不約而同 )

	特约 ( 特約 ) tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task ( 特約 )

	隐约 ( 隱約 ) hsk 6 yǐn yuē vague / faint / indistinct ( 隱約 ) hsk 6

	约会 ( 約會 ) hsk 4 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個\|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet ( 約會 ) hsk 4

	约旦 ( 約旦 ) Yuē dàn Jordan ( 約旦 )

	约莫 ( 約莫 ) yuē mo about / around / approximately ( 約莫 )

	约翰逊 ( 約翰遜 ) Yuē hàn xùn Johnson or Johnston (name) ( 約翰遜 )

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