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
- 相约(相約) to agree; to make an appointment
- 节约(節約) to be frugal; to save
- 草约(草約) a preliminary agreement
- 大卫营和约(大衛營和約) the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
- 爽约(爽約) to miss an appointment
- 照约定(照約定) according to agreement; as arranged; as stipulated
- 契约(契約) an agreement; a contract
- 约当现金(約當現金) cash equivalent
- 约章(約章) charter
- 大约(大約) approximately
- 集合契约(集合契約) collective agreement
- 承约(承約) to contract for
- 主契约(主契約) primary agreement
- 私约降(私約降) a secret agreement for surrender
- 法律约束力(法律約束力) legal force (i.e. binding in law)
- 约翰(約翰) John; Johan; Johann
- 信贷违约掉期(信貸違約掉期) credit default swap
- 约拿书(約拿書) Book of Jonah
- 约伯(約伯) Job (name) / Book of Job in the Old Testament
- 隐隐约约(隱隱約約) faint; distant; barely audible
- 预约(預約) to reserve; to make an appointment
- 赴约(赴約) to keep an appointment
- 约翰三书(約翰三書) Third epistle of St John
- 约出(約出) to ask out (on a date etc)
- 续约(續約) to renew or extend a contract
- 约柜(約櫃) Ark of the Covenant
- 约翰壹书(約翰壹書) First epistle of St John
- 隐约(隱約) vague; faint; indistinct ; incoherent ; poor
- 约沙法(約沙法) Jehoshaphat
- 约书亚(約書亞) Joshua (name)
- 要约(要約) to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid
- 毁约(毀約) to break a promise; breach of contract
- 公约数(公約數) common factor; common divisor
- 新约全书(新約全書) New Testament
- 密约(密約) secret appointment
- 日光节约时(日光節約時) daylight saving time
- 特约(特約) specially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task
- 片约(片約) movie contract
- 守约(守約) to keep an appointment; to keep one's word
- 制约(制約) to restrict
Also contained in
马约特 、 纽约时报 、 尼布楚条约 、 圣约翰斯 、 改订伊犁条约 、 约克 、 约限语言 、 里瓦几亚条约 、 棒约翰 、 约旦 、 瑷珲条约
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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
- 卷二十一 趙四 Chapter 21: Zhao IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — 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
- 絀约 (絀約) 仁人絀約 — Xunzi 荀子, 賦篇第二十六 Chapter 26: Fu Poetry — count: 3
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 君约 (君約) 我能為君約與國 — Mencius 孟子, 告子下 Gaozi II — 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