约 (約) yuē
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yuē
adjective
approximately
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: In the sense of 大概 (ABC 'yuē' 约 adv; GHC yuē '约' 16; NCCED yuē '约' 7) -
yuē
noun
a treaty; an agreement; a covenant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 和约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 4; Unihan '約') -
yuē
verb
to arrange; to make an appointment
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 约定 (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 1; GHC yuē '约' 11; NCCED yuē '约' 2) -
yuē
adjective
vague; indistinct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 隐约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 5) -
yuē
verb
to invite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 请 (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 2; GHC yuē '约' 12; NCCED yuē '约' 4) -
yuē
verb
to reduce a fraction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
Notes: (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 3; NCCED yuē '约' 8) -
yuē
verb
to restrain; to restrict; to control
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 约束. For example, in 論語·子罕 ”Analects of Confucius”, Zi Han: 約我以禮 '[taught] me the restraints of propriety' (trans. by Legge, 1861; ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 1; GHC yuē '约' 4; Guoyu '約' v 2; NCCED yuē '约' 1) -
yuē
adjective
frugal; economical; thrifty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 节约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 2; GHC yuē '约' 7; NCCED yuē '约' 6) -
yuē
adjective
brief; simple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 简约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 3; GHC yuē '约' 6; NCCED yuē '约' 5; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2008) -
yuē
noun
an appointment
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED yuē '约' 3) -
yuē
verb
to envelop; to shroud
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15) -
yuē
noun
a rope
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 绳子 (GHC yuē '约' 1) -
yuē
verb
to tie up
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 捆 (GHC yuē '约' 2; Guoyu '約' v 1) -
yuē
adjective
crooked
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 屈曲 (GHC yuē '约' 3) -
yuē
verb
to prevent; to block
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阻止 (GHC yuē '约' 5) -
yuē
adjective
destitute; poverty stricken
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 穷困 (GHC yuē '约' 8) -
yuē
adjective
base; low
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 卑下 (GHC yuē '约' 9) -
yuē
verb
to prepare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 准备 (GHC yuē '约' 13) -
yuē
verb
to plunder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 掠 (GHC yuē '约' 14) -
yuē
verb
to envelop; to shroud
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15) -
yāo
verb
to weigh
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
Notes: (ABC 'yāo' 约; NCCED yāo '约') -
yāo
noun
crucial point; key point
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC yāo '约' 17)
Contained in
- 不约而同(不約而同) the same without prior consultation; to agree by chance
- 全面禁止核试验条约(全面禁止核試驗條約) Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- 有约在先(有約在先) to have a prior engagement
- 约书亚记(約書亞記) Book of Joshua
- 解约(解約) to terminate an agreement
- 网约车(網約車) app-based taxi
- 语言誓约(語言誓約) language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)
- 约束(約束) to restrict; to limit; to constrain
- 禁止核武器试验条约(禁止核武器試驗條約) nuclear test ban treaty
- 施洗者约翰(施洗者約翰) John the Baptist
- 租约(租約) lease
- 草约(草約) a preliminary agreement
- 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language
- 文约(文約) a written agreement ; text is concise
- 约期(約期) to fix a date ; to contrain within a limited time perio
- 约略估计(約略估計) approximate estimate; to reckon roughly
- 约书亚(約書亞) Joshua (name)
- 不受约束(不受約束) unrestricted
- 新约全书(新約全書) New Testament
- 约计(約計) approximate estimate; a rough count
- 背约(背約) to break an agreement; to go back on one's word; to fail to keep one's promise
- 旧约圣经(舊約聖經) Old Testament
- 合约(合約) treaty; contract
- 期约(期約) a agreed upon date
- 条约(條約) a treaty ; an agreement
- 邀约(邀約) to invite; to make an appointment
- 简约(簡約) concise; terse; minimal; economical
- 约定俗成(約定俗成) established by popular usage; common usage agreement; customary convention
- 违信背约(違信背約) in violation of contract and good faith
- 约合(約合) approximately; about (some numerical value)
- 片约(片約) movie contract
- 签约奖金(簽約獎金) signing bonus; sign-on bonus
- 破约(破約) to break a promise
- 约伯(約伯) Job (name) / Book of Job in the Old Testament
- 公约数(公約數) common factor; common divisor
- 约鲁巴人(約魯巴人) Yoruba people
- 旧约(舊約) former agreement; former contract
- 主契约(主契約) primary agreement
- 法律约束力(法律約束力) legal force (i.e. binding in law)
- 失约(失約) to miss an appointment
- 阿罗约(阿羅約) surname Arroyo
- 词约指明(詞約指明) concise but unambiguous
- 私约降(私約降) a secret agreement for surrender
- 誓约(誓約) oath; vow; pledge; promise
- 订约(訂約) to conclude a treaty
Also contained in
伊犁条约 、 拉萨条约 、 约翰·本仁 、 约翰·霍金斯大学 、 棒约翰 、 塞缪尔·约翰逊
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- 卷一百七十八 列傳第六十五: 梁曾 劉敏中 王約 王結 宋衜 張伯淳 Volume 178 Biographies 65: Liang Ceng, Liu Minzhong, Wang Yue, Wang Jie, Song Dao, Zhang Bochun History of Yuan 元史 — count: 51
- 卷三十下 志第二十下 曆六下 Volume 30b Treatises 24: Calendar 6b New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 42
- 卷八十七 志第四十 地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 40
- 卷九十五 列傳第六十五 藝術 Volume 95 Biographies 65: Arts Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 38
- 卷五十七 列傳第四十七 沈約 范雲 Volume 57 Biographies 47: Shen Yue, Fan Yun History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 37
- 卷一百〇 列傳第七十 王彌 張昌 陳敏 王如 杜曾 杜弢 王機 祖約 蘇峻 孫恩 盧循 譙縱 Volume 100 Biographies 70: Wang Mi; Zhang Chang; Chen Min; Wang Ru; Du Ceng; Du Tao; Wang Ji; Zu Yue; Su Jun; Sun En; Lu Xun; Qiao Zong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 35
- 卷十三 列傳第七 范雲 沈約 Volume 13: Fan Yun; Shen Yue Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 32
- 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 27
- 卷七十七 志第三十 律曆十 Volume 77 Treatises 30: Measures and Calendar 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
- 卷八十三 志第三十六 律曆十六 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Measures and Calendar 16 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
Collocations
- 约剂 (約劑) 凡邦國都鄙及萬民之有約劑者藏焉 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 6
- 约结 (約結) 聖人之與人約結也 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢解第六十四 Chapter 64: Resolving a Situation — count: 5
- 约次之 (約次之) 治民之約次之 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 秋官司寇 第五 5. Office of Autumn and Minister of Justice — count: 4
- 阴约 (陰約) 臣陰約閉謀以相待也 — Guanzi 管子, 君臣下第三十一 Chapter 31: A Ruler and his Ministers II — count: 3
- 絀约 (絀約) 仁人絀約 — Xunzi 荀子, 賦篇第二十六 Chapter 26: Fu Poetry — count: 3
- 约信 (約信) 約信曰誓 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮下》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 2 — count: 3
- 君约 (君約) 我能為君約與國 — Mencius 孟子, 告子下 Gaozi II — count: 2
- 饑约 (饑約) 苟其饑約又若此矣 — Mozi 墨子, 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III — count: 2
- 约食 (約食) 故約食爲其難爲也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四 兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 2
- 约其所 (約其所) 約其所守 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一 原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 2