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大约 (dà yuē): Approximately (Adjective, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

大约 consists of 2 characters.

大
dà
big
约
yuē
to arrange, to make an appointment; approximately

Word Info

Pinyindà yuē
Meaningapproximately; around; about
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4
SyntaxAdjective, Adverb
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HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 大约.

  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
  • 法律fǎ lǜlaw
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
  • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
  • 打扰dǎ rǎodisturb
  • 安排ān páito arrange; plan
  • 出差chū chāigo on business trip
  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
  • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
  • 出现chū xiànemerge
  • 发展fā zhǎndevelop
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 大约.

Words with 大
  • 大学Dà xuéHSK 1
  • 大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
  • 大家dà jiāHSK 2
  • 大人dà renHSK 3
  • 大小dà xiǎoHSK 3
  • 大衣dà yīHSK 3
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
HSK 3
  • 大厅dà tīngHSK 4
    • Words with 约
    • 约会yuē huìHSK 4
    • 节约jié yuēHSK 4
    • 约定yuē dìngHSK 5
    • 预约yù yuēHSK 5
    • 制约zhì yuēHSK 6
    • 条约tiáo yuēHSK 6
    • 约束yuē shùHSK 6
    • 隐约yǐn yuēHSK 6
    3.

    Readings & Senses

    This word has multiple readings or senses.

    dà yuē(da yue)
    1. [adjective/adverb]approximately; around; about[HSK4]
    2. [adverb]approximately; around; about[HSK 3.0 L4]
    4.

    How to Use 大约 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 大约 with other words naturally.

    Adverb + Measure Word + Nounwith半小时
    dà大
    yuē约
    bàn半
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    neutral
    about half an hour
    Adverb + Numeral + Nounwith一百元
    dà大
    yuē约
    yī一
    bǎi百
    yuán元
    Adverb + Verbwith需要
    dà大
    yuē约
    xū需
    yào要
    Adverb + Nounwith十点
    dà大
    yuē约
    shí十
    diǎn点
    5.

    Example Sentences with 大约

    wǒ我
    dà大
    yuē约
    yǒu有
    wǔ五
    gè个
    píng苹
    guǒ
    neutral
    about one hundred yuan
    neutral
    approximately need
    neutral
    about ten o'clock
    果
    。
    I have about five apples.
    cóng从
    zhè这
    lǐ里
    dào到
    jī机
    chǎng场
    dà大
    yuē约
    xū需
    yào要
    sì四
    shí十
    fēn分
    zhōng钟
    。
    It takes approximately forty minutes to get from here to the airport.
    zhè这
    cì次
    huì会
    yì议
    dà大
    yuē约
    chí持
    xù续
    liǎng两
    gè个
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    ，
    qǐng请
    ān安
    pái排
    hǎo好
    shí时
    jiān间
    。
    This meeting will last approximately two hours; please schedule your time accordingly.
    nǐ你
    dà大
    yuē约
    shén什
    me么
    shí时
    hòu候
    néng能
    wán完
    chéng成
    zhè这
    fèn份
    bào报
    gào告
    ？
    Approximately when can you finish this report?
    tā他
    dà大
    yuē约
    wǎn晚
    shàng上
    qī七
    diǎn点
    huí回
    jiā家
    。
    He will come home around seven o'clock in the evening.
    tā他
    dà大
    yuē约
    bú不
    huì会
    cān参
    jiā加
    míng明
    tiān天
    de的
    jù聚
    huì会
    ，
    yīn因
    wèi为
    yào要
    chū出
    chāi差
    。
    He probably won't attend tomorrow's gathering because he has a business trip.
    cóng从
    wǒ我
    jiā家
    dào到
    gōng公
    sī司
    dà大
    yuē约
    xū需
    yào要
    sì四
    shí十
    fēn分
    zhōng钟
    ，
    bú不
    suàn算
    tài太
    yuǎn远
    。
    It takes about forty minutes from my home to the office, which isn't too far.
    zhè这
    běn本
    shū书
    dà大
    yuē约
    yǒu有
    sān三
    bǎi百
    yè页
    ，
    nèi内
    róng容
    hěn很
    yǒu有
    qù趣
    。
    This book has about three hundred pages, and the content is very interesting.
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    dà大
    yuē约
    huā花
    fèi费
    le了
    wǔ五
    shí十
    wàn万
    ，
    dàn但
    xiào效
    guǒ果
    fēi非
    cháng常
    xiǎn显
    zhù著
    。
    This project cost approximately five hundred thousand, but the results are very significant.