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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4 Writing 4

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Animated Stroke Order 约

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How to write 约 — animated stroke order

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2.

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约 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 约

Agreement or Appointment

Words where 约 means a mutual arrangement or commitment.

约会 • yuē huì • appointment • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 约

大约 • dà yuē • approximately; around; about

HSK 4

dà大

yuē

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

jīn今

tiān天

shuǎng爽

yuē约

le了

Information

Pinyinyuē

Meaningto arrange, to make an appointment; approximately

Strokes6

Radical纟

Traditional約

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#970

Zhuyinㄩㄝ

UnicodeU+7EA6

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A silk thread (纟) tied with a ladle (勺) — to bind or make an agreement.

yuē约

huì会

appointment

约定 • yuē dìng • to agree on sth (after discussion) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yuē约

dìng定

to agree on sth (after discussion)

预约 • yù yuē • booking • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yù预

yuē约

booking

Restriction or Constraint

Words where 约 conveys the idea of limiting or binding.

制约 • zhì yuē • restrict; constraint; restraint • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhì制

yuē约

restrict; constraint; restraint

约束 • yuē shù • keep within bounds; restrain • HSK 6

HSK 6

yuē约

shù束

keep within bounds; restrain

约

approximately; around; about

节约 • jié yuē • to save; economise

HSK 4

jié节

yuē约

to save; economise

条约 • tiáo yuē • convention; treaty; pact

HSK 6

tiáo条

yuē约

convention; treaty; pact

隐约 • yǐn yuē • indistinct; faint

HSK 6

yǐn隐

yuē约

indistinct; faint

公约 • gōng yuē • Convention

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gōng公

yuē约

Convention

合约 • hé yuē • Contract

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hé合

yuē约

Contract

。

He broke his appointment today.

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

sān三

diǎn点

yǒu有

gè个

yuē约

huì会

。

We have an appointment at 3 PM tomorrow.

Wǒ我

men们

qiān签

le了

yī一

nián年

de的

zū租

yuē约

。

We signed a one-year lease.

wǒ我

men们

yuē约

hǎo好

míng明

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

sān三

diǎn点

jiàn见

miàn面

。

We arranged to meet at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

dà大

yuē约

néng能

róng容

nà纳

wǔ五

shí十

rén人

。

This room can accommodate approximately 50 people.

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月yuèmonth; moon
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
缰jiāngreins, bridle
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
绦tāosilk cord, ribbon

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