• 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:

  大约	dà yuē	approximately; probably	HSK 4
  制约	zhì yuē	to restrict; condition	HSK 6
  节约	jié yuē	to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal	HSK 4
  条约	tiáo yuē	treaty; pact; Classifiers: 个	HSK 6
  约束	yuē shù	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint	HSK 6

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• 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:

  马约卡	mǎ yāo kǎ	Majorca (island of Spain)
  约塔	yāo tǎ	iota (Greek letter Ιι)
  约维克	yāo wéi kè	Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)

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