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书约
shū yuē
Pinyin
Definition
书约
-
shū yuē
book contract
Character Decomposition
书
丨
丶
约
纟
勹
丶
Related Words
(20)
图书馆
tú shū guǎn
1
library
2
CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
契约
qì yuē
1
agreement
2
contract
情书
qíng shū
1
love letter
书
Shū
1
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
书写
shū xiě
1
to write
书记
shū ji
1
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
2
clerk
3
scribe
看书
kàn shū
1
to read
2
to study
简约
jiǎn yuē
1
sketchy
2
concise
3
abbreviated
约
yāo
1
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约定
yuē dìng
1
to agree on sth (after discussion)
2
to conclude a bargain
3
to arrange
4
to promise
5
to stipulate
6
to make an appointment
7
stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
8
an arrangement
9
a deal
10
appointment
11
undertaking
12
commitment
13
understanding
14
engagement
15
stipulation
约会
yuē huì
1
appointment
2
engagement
3
date
4
CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
5
to arrange to meet
纽约
Niǔ yuē
1
New York
读书
dú shū
1
to read a book
2
to study
3
to attend school
上书
shàng shū
1
to write a letter (to the authorities)
2
to present a petition
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
公约
gōng yuē
1
convention (i.e. international agreement)
出书
chū shū
1
to publish books
制约
zhì yuē
1
to restrict
2
condition
副书记
fù shū ji
1
deputy secretary
北约
Běi yuē
1
NATO
2
abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Idioms
(20)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
1
lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
1
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
1
to practice strict economy (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
1
to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
1
lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
2
fig. to show off one's erudition
3
a person who does so
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
1
I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
1
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
1
to abrogate an agreement
2
to break one's oath (idiom)
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
1
lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
2
fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
1
lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
2
still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
1
educated and well-balanced (idiom)
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
1
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
2
customary convention
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
1
to agree on three laws (idiom)
2
three-point covenant
3
(fig.) preliminary agreement
4
basic rules
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
1
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
2
innumerable crimes (idiom)
3
see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
1
too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
2
see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
1
to live frugally (idiom)
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
1
to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
1
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
2
Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
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