Word: 約 (yuē, yāo)

約 is how 约 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 约

約 dictionary entry

yuē: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); and 1 more
yāo: to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Full dictionary entry for 約

Example sentences using 約

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亞洲的大小約四倍於歐洲。

Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōuzhōu.

Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
他被強迫簽了約。

Tā bèi qiǎngpò qiānle yuē.

They made him sign the contract against his will.
我們乘了約六小時的飛機。

Wǒmen chéngle yuē liù xiǎoshí de fēijī.

We were flying about six hours.
我們約的是今天還是明天？

Wǒmen yuē de shì jīntiān háishi míngtiān?

Is our appointment today or tomorrow?
這封信約一個星期左右到達。

Zhè fēng xìn yuē yí gè xīngqī zuǒyòu dàodá.

The letter will arrive in a week or so.
這本字典包含了約4萬個詞條。

Zhè běn zìdiǎn bāohánle yuē sì wàn gè cítiáo.

This dictionary contains about 40,000 headwords.
這裡到車站約十分鐘路程。

Zhèlǐ dào chēzhàn yuē shí fēnzhōng lùchéng.

It is about ten minutes' walk to the station.