约会 (約會)
yuē huì
Pinyin

Definition

约会 (約會)
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yuē huì
  1. appointment
  2. engagement
  3. date
  4. CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
  5. to arrange to meet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

学会
xué huì
  1. 1 to learn
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 institute
  4. 4 learned society
  5. 5 (scholarly) association
会
huì
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 to be possible
  3. 3 to be able to
  4. 4 will
  5. 5 to be likely to
  6. 6 to be sure to
  7. 7 to assemble
  8. 8 to meet
  9. 9 to gather
  10. 10 to see
  11. 11 union
  12. 12 group
  13. 13 association
  14. 14 classifier: 个 gè
  15. 15 a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
机会
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
社会
shè huì
  1. 1 society
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
一会
yī huì
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 also pr. [yī huǐ]

Idioms (20)

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)
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle

Sample Sentences

你怎么无精打采的，该不会是昨天晚上忙着约会才导致今天精神不济的吧？我给你泡壶茶？
nǐ zěnme wújīngdǎcǎi de ，gāi bùhuì shì zuótiān wǎnshang máng zhe yuēhuì cái dǎozhì jīntiān jīngshén bùjì de ba ？wǒ gěi nǐ pào hú chá ？
Why do you look so lifeless? I bet the reason your so tired today is because you were busy out on your date last night, right? I'll make a pot of tea for you.
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哈，我想到了，元宵节的时候那么热闹，大家都出来赏灯，写灯联，猜灯谜，有情的男女正可以趁这个机会出来约会呀！
hā ，wǒ xiǎngdào le ，yuánxiāojié de shíhou nàme rènao ，dàjiā dōu chūlái shǎng dēng ，xiě dēnglián ，cāi dēngmí ，yǒu de nánnǚ zhèng kěyǐ chèn zhè ge jīhuì chūlái yuēhuì ya ！
Ha. I know why! Around the time of Lantern Festival it is so bustling and everyone is admiring all the lanterns, writing lantern couplets and guessing the riddles on lanterns. So guys and girls in love could take the opportunity to meet!
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我正在约会。
wǒ zhèngzài yuēhuì 。
I am on a date right now.
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交往？我们是笔友见面，不是约会！
jiāowǎng ？wǒmen shì bǐyǒu jiànmiàn ，bùshì yuēhuì ！
Date? We're just two pen-pals meeting up, it's not a date!
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嗯…都不是。我弟弟第一次约会，想买束花送那个女孩子，他说不会挑，叫我帮他买。
ng4 …dōu bùshì 。wǒ dìdi dì yī cì yuēhuì ，xiǎngmǎi shù huā sòng nàge nǚháizi ，tā shuō bùhuì tiāo ，jiào wǒ bāng tā mǎi 。
Eh... neither. My little brother is going on his first date and he wants to buy a bouquet for the girl. He says he doesn't know how to choose flowers, so he asked me to buy them for him.
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第一次约会送玫瑰不太好吧，太直接了。
dì yī cì yuēhuì sòng méigui bùtài hǎo ba ，tài zhíjiē le 。
It's not so appropriate to give roses on the first date, is it? It's too direct.
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她还没结婚，我可以跟她约会。
tā hái méi jiéhūn ，wǒ kěyǐ gēn tā yuēhuì 。
She's not married yet. I can still date her. / I am permitted to date her.
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当然你“能”跟他约会，但是他有女朋友，所以你不可以跟他约会。
dāngrán nǐ “néng ”gēn tā yuēhuì ，dànshì tā yǒu nǚpéngyou ，suǒyǐ nǐ bù kěyǐ gēn tā yuēhuì 。
Of course you 'can' date him, but he has a girlfriend, so you can't (actually) date him.
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我昨天跟一个帅哥“约会”。
wǒ zuótiān gēn yí ge shuàigē “yuēhuì ”。
I went on a DATE with a handsome guy.
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我昨天跟一个“帅哥”约会。
wǒ zuótiān gēn yí ge “shuàigē ”yuēhuì 。
I went on a date with a HANDSOME GUY yesterday.
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