约

yāo · yao/yuē · yue

Traditional 約

Meaning

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yāo 約

  1. to weigh in a balance or on a scale

yuē 約

  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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)封(fēng)信(xìn)约(yuē)一(yí)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)到(dào)达(dá)。

The letter will arrive in a week or so.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tarim222 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)和(hé)她(tā)约(yuē)了(le)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)八(bā)点(diǎn)半(bàn)在(zài)大(dà)教(jiào)堂(táng)见(jiàn)。

I met her at 8:30p.m at the cathedral.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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