约 (約)
yuē
Pinyin

Definition

约 (約)
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yuē
  1. to make an appointment
  2. to invite
  3. approximately
  4. pact
  5. treaty
  6. to economize
  7. to restrict
  8. to reduce (a fraction)
  9. concise
约 (約)
 - 
yāo
  1. to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

药
yào
  1. 1 leaf of the iris
  2. 2 variant: 药 yào
药
yào
  1. 1 medicine
  2. 2 drug
  3. 3 substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. 4 classifier: 种 zhǒng
  5. 5 classifier: 服 fù
  6. 6 classifier: 味 wèi
  7. 7 to poison

Related Words (20)

大约
dà yuē
  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 probably
契约
qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
简约
jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 sketchy
  2. 2 concise
  3. 3 abbreviated
约
yāo
  1. 1 to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约定
yuē dìng
  1. 1 to agree on sth (after discussion)
  2. 2 to conclude a bargain
  3. 3 to arrange
  4. 4 to promise
  5. 5 to stipulate
  6. 6 to make an appointment
  7. 7 stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
  8. 8 an arrangement
  9. 9 a deal
  10. 10 appointment
  11. 11 undertaking
  12. 12 commitment
  13. 13 understanding
  14. 14 engagement
  15. 15 stipulation

Idioms (9)

不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气，原来是个乌龙，只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字，聊了几句，原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧，同时也是个古董控，一个月前去了上海玩，在上海看了几场话剧，还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信，但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了，暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ，yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ，zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ，liáo le jǐ jù ，yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ，tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ，yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ，zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ，hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ，dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ，zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
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所以条件反射就是指长时间下来对特定制约刺激的反应。
suǒyǐ tiáojiànfǎnshè jiùshì zhǐ cháng shíjiān xiàlai duì tèdìng zhìyuē cìjī de fǎnyìng 。
Therefore, conditioned reflex indicates the response to a long-term specifically restricted stimulation.
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秦宇心想，”才说只要她再出现我就约她，隔天竟然就出现了。”
Qínyǔ xīnxiǎng ，”cái shuō zhǐyào tā zài chūxiàn wǒ jiù yuē tā ，gétiān jìngrán jiù chūxiàn le 。”
Qinyu thought to himself, "I was just saying if she appears again, I'll ask her on a date. She then appeared the next day. "
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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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明晚十点就约大柳树吧，缅怀一下我们大学时代鬼市寻宝的日子。
míngwǎn shídiǎn jiù yuē dàliǔshù ba ，miǎnhuái yīxià wǒmen dàxué shídài guǐshì xúnbǎo de rìzi 。
Let’s meet at the big willow tree at 10 o’clock tomorrow night to reminisce the days of night treasure hunting during our university days.
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只要在甲方和乙方都同意的情况之下，他们是可以解约的。
zhǐyào zài jiǎfāng hé yǐfāng dōu tóngyì de qíngkuàng zhīxià ，tāmen shì kěyǐ jiěyuē de 。
As long as Party A and Party B both agree, they can terminate the contract.
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国际学校的合约通常是两年，那他只待了一年就离开，这样没有违约吗？
guójì xuéxiào de héyuē tōngcháng shì liǎng nián ，nà tā zhǐ dāi le yī nián jiù líkāi ，zhèyàng méiyǒu wéiyuē ma ？
People generally sign a two-year contract with international schools. Did he break the contract since he only stayed for a year?
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签约以前必须要看清楚每个条款的内容。
qiānyuē yǐqián bìxū yào kàn qīngchu měi ge tiáokuǎn de nèiróng 。
You must look through all the content of the clauses before signing a contract.
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只要不是出意外就好，如果她再出现在这里，我一定要约她！”
zhǐyào búshi chū yìwài jiù hǎo ，rúguǒ tā zài chūxiàn zài zhèlǐ ，wǒ yīdìng yāoyuè tā ！”
"As long as it’s not an accident, then it’s fine. If she comes here again, I am definitely going to ask her out!"
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