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Meaning of 约

Pinyin yuē、 yāo

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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约 yuē 名 1. 绳索 ([En.] cord) 2. 拘束，限制 ([En.] restrain;bind) 3. 共同商定的事，共同议定要遵守的条文 ([En.] agreement;appointment;pact) 4. 事先说定 ([En.] make an appointment) 5. 邀请 ([En.] ask or invite in advance) 6. 节俭 ([En.] save;economical;frugal) 7. 简要，简单 ([En.] brief) 8. 大略 ([En.] about) 9. 算术上指用公因数去除分子和分母使分数简化 ([En.] simplify fractions) 约 yuē 动 1. 缠束;环束 ([En.] bundle up;bind) 2. 约定，以语言或文字订立共同应遵守的条件 ([En.] make an appointment;arrange) 3. 邀请 ([En.] ask or invite in advance) 4. 束缚，约束 ([En.] restrain;bind) 5. 阻止;阻拦 ([En.] hinder;block) 6. 少;省减;简约 ([En.] save;economical;frugal) 7. 置办;配备 ([En.] prepare) 8. 求取 ([En.] seek) 9. 估量 ([En.] estimate) 10. 涂饰 ([En.] paint) 约 yuē 副大概 ([En.] about) 如:约有五十人; 约迭 (粗略估计); 约计 (约略计算) 约 yuē 形 1. 贫困 ([En.] poor) 2. 简要 ([En.] brief) 3. 卑微;卑下 ([En.] humble) 约 yuē 动 1. 用秤称物 ([En.] weigh) 2. 另见 yuē 约 yāo 动 1. 用秤称物 ([En.] weigh) 2. 另见 yuē

和约 hé yuē

peace treaty

约翰内斯堡 Yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo

Johannesburg, South Africa

约瑟夫 Yuē sè fū

Joseph (name)

契约 qì yuē

agreement / contract

社会契约论 shè huì qì yuē lùn

social contract theory

风姿绰约 fēng zī chuò yuē

graceful / charming / feminine

婉约 wǎn yuē

graceful and subdued (style)

里约热内卢 Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē

to practice strict economy (idiom)

北约 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

协约国 xié yuē guó

Allies / entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW1)

履约 lǚ yuē

to keep a promise / to honor an agreement

制约 zhì yuē

to restrict / condition

括约肌 kuò yuē jī

sphincter

约摸 yuē mo

about / around / approximately / also written 約莫|约莫

约旦 Yuē dàn

Jordan

约旦河 Yuē dàn Hé

Jordan River

约旦河西岸 yuē dàn hé xī àn

West Bank

约束 yuē shù

to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint

约束力 yuē shù lì

(of a contract) binding (law)

条约 tiáo yuē

treaty / pact / CL:個|个[ge4]

互不侵犯条约 hù bù qīn fàn tiáo yuē

nonaggression pact / non-aggression pact

俭约 jiǎn yuē

sparing / economical

勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē

diligent and thrifty (idiom)

爽约 shuǎng yuē

to miss an appointment

约瑟 Yuē sè

Joseph (name)

圣约瑟 shèng yuē sè

Saint joseph

约略 yuē lüè

approximate / rough

盟约 méng yuē

contract of alliance / oath or treaty between allies

同盟条约 tóng méng tiáo yuē

treaty of alliance

签约 qiān yuē

to sign a contract or agreement

纽约 Niǔ yuē

New York

大约 dà yuē

approximately / probably

节约 jié yuē

to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal

公约 gōng yuē

convention (i.e. international agreement)

约翰 Yuē hàn

John (name) / Johan (name) / Johann (name)

约定 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

不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng

to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation

隐约 yǐn yuē

vague / faint / indistinct

特约 tè yuē

specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task

约会 yuē huì

appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet

约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn

Johnson or Johnston (name)

约莫 yuē mo

about / around / approximately

纽约州 Niǔ yuē zhōu

New York state

纽约市 Niǔ yuē Shì

New York City

纽约港 niǔ yuē gǎng

new york port

纽约城 niǔ yuē chéng

New York City

续约 xù yuē

to renew or extend a contract

绰约 chuò yuē

graceful / charming

丰姿绰约 fēng zī chuò yuē

agreeable manners

缔约国 dì yuē guó

signatory states / countries that are party to a treaty

缔约 dì yuē

to conclude a treaty

缔约方 dì yuē fāng

party in a contract, treaty etc

约翰斯 yuē hàn sī

Johns

圣约翰 Shèng Yuē hàn

Saint John

约翰森 yuē hàn sēn

johannsen

约翰斯顿 Yuē hàn sī dùn

Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

誓约 shì yuē

oath / vow / pledge / promise

订约 dìng yuē

engage / conclude a bargain / enter into an agreement

赴约 fù yuē

to keep an appointment

践约 jiàn yuē

to keep a promise / to honor an agreement

违约 wéi yuē

to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract)

违约金 wéi yuē jīn

penalty (fee)

邀约 yāo yuē

to invite / to make an appointment

隐隐约约 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē

faint / distant / barely audible