Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
约
yuē
Description
"约"可以表示见面的安排，也可以表示大概的数量。
"约" can mean an arrangement to meet or an approximate quantity.
比如我们"约"朋友出去玩，或者说"约"三十个人来。
For example, we "约" friends to go out, or say "约" thirty people come.
Meanings
约yuē
to make an appointment; to arrange to meet
我约了朋友明天吃饭。
I arranged to have a meal with a friend tomorrow.
约yuē
about; approximately
这里约有二十个人。
There are about twenty people here.
约yuē
agreement; appointment; pact
我们签了合约。
We signed a contract.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as "about," 约 is more formal/written than the spoken 大约 or 差不多.
- Etymology
originally meant "to bind," leading to senses of agreement and constraint.
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