( 指数量 ) approximately ⇒ 我大约有200块钱。 Wǒ dàyuē yǒu liǎngbǎi kuài qián. → I have approximately 200 yuan.
失约
fail to show up ⇒ 我们约好今早见面,可她失约了。 Wǒmen yuēhǎo jīnzǎo jiànmiàn, kě tā shīyuē le. → We had an arrangement to meet this morning, but she didn't show up.
契约
contract
条约
treaty
毁约
go back on one's word
片约
film contract
盟约
treaty of alliance
签约
sign
约会
( 指工作 ) appointment
约束
bind ( pt , pp bound ) ⇒ 法律约束人，也保护人。 Fǎlǜ yuēshù rén, yě bǎohù rén. → The law binds people but also protects them.
约略
approximately ⇒ 参加示威的人数，约略有10万人。 Cānjiā shìwēi de rénshù, yuēlüè yǒu shí wàn rén. → Approximately a hundred thousand people attended the demonstration.
纽约
New York
缔约
conclude a treaty
节约
save
誓约
oath
负约
( 违背诺言 ) break a promise ( pt broke ) , pp broken
赴约
keep an appointment ( pt , pp kept )
践约
keep an appointment ( pt , pp kept )
违约
break a contract ( pt broke ) , pp broken ⇒ 这家公司被控违约。 Zhè jiā gōngsī bèi kòng wéiyuē. → The company was accused of breach of contract.
隐约
faint
不约而同
happen to coincide ⇒ 大家不约而同地投了赞成票。 Dàjiā bù yuē ér tóng de tóule zànchéng piào. → Everybody happened to vote in favour.
约定俗成
established by usage ⇒ 对这种事我们有约定俗成的解决办法。 Duì zhè zhǒng shì wǒmen yǒu yuē dìng sú chéng de jiějué bànfǎ. → We have established practice for dealing with this kind of thing.
约法三章
establish a set of rules
English translation of '约'
约 (約)
(yuē)
动
(= 束缚) restrict
(= 商定) arrange
(= 邀请) invite
(= 节俭) economize
(数, = 约分) reduce
⇒ 十分之五可以约成二分之一。 (Shí fēn zhī wǔ kěyǐ yuēchéng èr fēn zhī yī.) Five over ten can be reduced to one over two.
形
brief
⇒ 简约 (jiǎnyuē) brief
副
about
⇒ 这袋米约有20公斤。 (Zhè dài mǐ yuē yǒu èrshí gōngjīn.) This sack of rice weighs about twenty kilograms.