约
Ancient forms
2 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- to weigh in a balance or on a scale
Example sentences
- Is our appointment today or tomorrow?
- I made an appointment to see him at seven o'clock.
HSK words with 约
- 大约 dàyuē approximately
- 节约 jiéyuē to economize
- 约会 yuēhuì appointment
- 签约 qiānyuē to sign a contract or agreement
- 约束 yuēshù to restrict
- 制约 zhìyuē to restrict
- 合约 héyuē treaty
- 约定 yuēdìng to agree on sth (after discussion)
- 预约 yùyuē booking
- 条约 tiáoyuē treaty
- 契约 qìyuē agreement
- 公约 gōngyuē convention (i.e. international agreement)
- 相约 xiāngyuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
- 违约 wéiyuē to break a promise
- 隐约 yǐnyuē vague
- 不约而同 bùyuēértóng to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
- 约定俗成 yuēdìngsúchéng established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement