约 (約) yuē

  1. 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)
  2. 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')
  3. 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)
  4. yuē adjective vague; indistinct
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 隐约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 5)
  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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. yuē noun an appointment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED yuē '约' 3)
  11. yuē verb to envelop; to shroud
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15)
  12. yuē noun a rope
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 绳子 (GHC yuē '约' 1)
  13. 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)
  14. yuē adjective crooked
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 屈曲 (GHC yuē '约' 3)
  15. yuē verb to prevent; to block
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 阻止 (GHC yuē '约' 5)
  16. yuē adjective destitute; poverty stricken
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 穷困 (GHC yuē '约' 8)
  17. yuē adjective base; low
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 卑下 (GHC yuē '约' 9)
  18. yuē verb to prepare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 准备 (GHC yuē '约' 13)
  19. yuē verb to plunder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 掠 (GHC yuē '约' 14)
  20. yuē verb to envelop; to shroud
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15)
  21. yāo verb to weigh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
    Notes: (ABC 'yāo' 约; NCCED yāo '约')
  22. yāo noun crucial point; key point
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC yāo '约' 17)

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约限语言 、 约西亚 、 联合国海洋法公约 、 改订伊犁条约 、 马约特 、 瑷珲条约 、 塞缪尔·约翰逊 、 约翰·本仁 、 联合国气候变化框架公约 、 不平等条约

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