约

Meaningyuē(adverb, distinguishing word, verb, vocab.word.pos.g)

to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise

In the sense of about it is written style; speech uses 大约, 大概.

Examples

• 我约了朋友去看电影。

  wǒ yuē le péng you qù kàn diàn yǐng.

  I've arranged to see a movie with a friend.

• 我们约好明天下午见。

  wǒ men yuē hǎo míng tiān xià wǔ jiàn.

  We've agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.

• 从这儿到机场约半个小时。

  cóng zhè ér dào jī chǎng yuē bàn gè xiǎo shí.

  It's about half an hour from here to the airport.

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Meaningyāo(adverb, distinguishing word, verb, vocab.word.pos.g)

to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Examples

• 你约一约这袋苹果有多重。

  nǐ yuē yi yuē zhè dài píng guǒ yǒu duō chóng.

  Weigh this bag of apples and see how heavy it is.

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