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Meaning of 約

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約 (Simplified: 约)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 糸
Pictophonetic:寸 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 紛
1
Pinyin: yuē
English Definition:to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
Chinese Definition:
①绳子。
②拘束,限制:约束。约法。制约。约定俗成。
③共同议定的要遵守的条款:立约。条约。契约。
④事先说定:约见。约会。
⑤邀请:约请。约集。
⑥节俭:节约。俭约。
⑦简要,简单:由博返约。简约。
⑧大略:约计。约莫。约略。
⑨算术上指用公因数去除分子和分母使分数简化:约分。

Example Words:
約束HSK 6 yuē shù to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
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2
Pinyin: yāo
English Definition:to weigh in a balance or on a scale
Chinese Definition:
①用秤称:约约。约一下。
Example Words:
約塔 yāo tǎ iota (Greek letter Ιι)
約維克 yāo wéi kè Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)
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Example Sentences
1
明天我们将要签约
。
We are going to sign the contract tomorrow.
2
双方必须签署合约
。
Both parties must sign the contract.
3
我们约定在酒吧见面
。
We agreed to meet at the bar.
4
节约用水
,
多做好事
。
Saving water is doing a good deed.
5
咱们约个时间见面吧
。
Let's arrange a time to meet up.