Word: 约 (yuē, yāo)

Traditional: 約

约 dictionary entry

yuē: approximately; pact; to make an appointment; to economize; to reduce (a fraction)
yāo: to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Full dictionary entry for 约

What 约 means in each sentence

approximately 5 sentences
pact 2 sentences
to make an appointment 2 sentences

Example sentences using 约

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亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。

Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōuzhōu.

Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
他被强迫签了约。

Tā bèi qiǎngpò qiānle yuē.

They made him sign the contract against his will.
官凭印信，私凭票约

guān píng yìnxìn, sī píng piào yuē

officials rely on the seal, private people rely on the written contract
律师和当事人约好明天见面。

Lǜshī hé dāngshìrén yuē hǎo míngtiān jiànmiàn.

The lawyer arranged to meet his client tomorrow.
我们乘了约六小时的飞机。

Wǒmen chéngle yuē liù xiǎoshí de fēijī.

We were flying about six hours.
我们约的是今天还是明天？

Wǒmen yuē de shì jīntiān háishi míngtiān?

Is our appointment today or tomorrow?
这封信约一个星期左右到达。

Zhè fēng xìn yuē yí gè xīngqī zuǒyòu dàodá.

The letter will arrive in a week or so.
这本字典包含了约4万个词条。

Zhè běn zìdiǎn bāohánle yuē sì wàn gè cítiáo.

This dictionary contains about 40,000 headwords.
这里到车站约十分钟路程。

Zhèlǐ dào chēzhàn yuē shí fēnzhōng lùchéng.

It is about ten minutes' walk to the station.