Adj., Adv.approximately; around; about

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 大约.
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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
yuē
bàn
xiǎo
shí
neutral
about half an hour
Adverb + Numeral + Nounwith一百元
yuē
bǎi
yuán
neutral
about one hundred yuan
Adverb + Verbwith需要
yuē
yào
neutral
approximately need
Adverb + Nounwith十点
yuē
shí
diǎn
neutral
about ten o'clock

Example Sentences with 大约

yuē
yǒu
píng
guǒ
I have about five apples.
zhè
huì
yuē
chí
liǎng
xiǎo
shí
qǐng
ān
pái
hǎo
shí
jiān
This meeting will last approximately two hours; please schedule your time accordingly.
yuē
shén
me
shí
hòu
néng
wán
chéng
zhè
fèn
bào
gào
Approximately when can you finish this report?
yuē
wǎn
shàng
diǎn
huí
jiā
He will come home around seven o'clock in the evening.
yuē
huì
cān
jiā
míng
tiān
de
huì
yīn
wèi
yào
chū
chāi
He probably won't attend tomorrow's gathering because he has a business trip.
cóng
jiā
dào
gōng
yuē
yào
shí
fēn
zhōng
suàn
tài
yuǎn
It takes about forty minutes from my home to the office, which isn't too far.
zhè
běn
shū
yuē
yǒu
sān
bǎi
nèi
róng
hěn
yǒu
This book has about three hundred pages, and the content is very interesting.
zhè
ge
xiàng
yuē
huā
fèi
le
shí
wàn
dàn
xiào
guǒ
fēi
cháng
xiǎn
zhù
This project cost approximately five hundred thousand, but the results are very significant.