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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

约 [yuē]

1. verb [束缚] restrict
2. verb [商定] arrange
3. verb [邀请] invite
4. verb [节俭] economize
5. verb [约分] reduce

十分之五可以约成二分之一。

Five over ten can be reduced to one over two.
6. adjective brief

简约

brief
7. adverb about

这袋米约有20公斤。

This sack of rice weighs about twenty kilograms.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

约 [yuē]

1. verb make an appointment; arrange

我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈。

I'd like to make an appointment with Mr. Wang, the manager.

我们约好下星期一碰头。

We agreed to meet next Monday.
2. verb ask or invite in advance

请约他来。

Please ask him to come.

我已约了王同志。

I've invited Comrade Wang.
3. verb restrict; restrain

约束

keep within bounds; restrain; bind
4. verb [Mathematics] reduce

十分之五可以约成二分之一。

Five over ten can be reduced to one over two.
5. noun pact; agreement; appointment

立约

conclude a treaty; draw up an agreement (or a contract)
6. adjective economical; frugal

节约

practise thrift; economize; save
7. adjective simple; brief

约言之

in brief; in a word
8. adverb about; around; approximately

约五十人

about fifty people
9. noun Yo (in Nigeria, 13°15'E 13°32'N)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

约 [yuē]

1. 动限制

约束。

制约。
2. 动事先提出或商量(须要共同遵守的事)

她俩约好九点见面。

约定。

预约。
3. 名事先说定的事；共同遵守的条款

有约在先。

失约。

践约。

条约。

公约。
4. 动邀请

约他来吃晚饭。

特约代表。

应约。
5. 形简要

简约。
6. 形少；节俭

节约。

俭约。
7. 副表示对数量、时间的估计，相当于"大约"。

年约七十。

亩产约700斤。
8. 动约分，算术上用分子和分母的最大公因数除分子和分母，使分数简化

18/36可以约成1/2。

公约数。

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Examples

山滑移约5万立方米。: There was landslide of over 50,000 cubic meters of earth.
这个单位将补充自然减员约百人。: About 100 persons will replace those who retire or cannot work for various reasons in this unit.
天津距北京约有一百二十公里。: Tianjin is about 120 km from Beijing.
本条约在签字后立即生效。: This treaty shall come into force upon signature.
参观展览会的总共约有二十万人次。: Admissions to the exhibition totalled about 200,000.
我已约了王同志。: I've invited Comrade Wang.
总共约五千人: about five thousand people in all
我约了几个朋友去歌厅唱歌。: I invites some friends to sing in a Karaoke lounge.; 22 more results

Character Decomposition

纟 [sī]	+	勺 [sháo]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 6

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