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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.regulations that both sides agree on and should abide by
条约
treaty
商约
commercial treaty
你可不能失约。
You mustn't break the appointment.
- 2
v.economical and frugal; thrifty
节约
economical
俭约
thrifty and frugal
自奉甚约
live economically
- 3
adv.about; around; approximately
大约
about
约数
approximate number
他看起来约五十岁。
He looks about fifty.
- 4
v.restrict; restrain; confine
约束
restrict
- 5
v.arrange; make an appointment
我们和他约好一点钟在旅馆碰头。
We arranged with him to meet at the hotel at one o'clock.
我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈。
I'd like to make an appointment with Mr. Wang, the manager.
我们约好一起去看电影。
We made a date to go to the movies together.
预约
make an appointment in advance
- 6
v.ask or invite in advance; engage
特约
be specially invited
约请
invite
约朋友吃饭
invite friends to dinner
- 7
adj.simple; brief; concise; succinct
简约
brief
- 8
v.reduce; reduce fractions
约分
reduce fractions
Words and phrases with 约
- 约制[word]keep down
- 约旦人[word]Jordanian
- 约分[word]reduce
- 约稿[word]request for contribution of articles; contribution written for invitation
- 约期[word]appoint/set a time; fixed date
- 约克桉[word]york gum
- 约定价格[word]contract price
- 约法[word]provisional constitution
- 约伯记[word]Job
- 约法三章[idiom]draw up a few simple rules
- 约定俗成[idiom]established by popular usage
Chinese Characters with pinyin yuē
- 曰say; call