约
yuē
to make an appointment
to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
This character is used for its sound in loanwords, not for its component meanings.
我们约好明天下午见面。
wǒ men yuē hǎo míng tiān xià wǔ jiàn miàn。
We have made an appointment to meet tomorrow afternoon.
从这里到学校约需要二十分钟。
cóng zhè lǐ dào xué xiào yuē xū yào èr shí fēn zhōng。
From here to the school it takes approximately twenty minutes.
Words with 约
签约
qiān yuē
to sign a contract or agreement
约克
yuē kè
York
协约国
xié yuē guó
entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW1)
约会
yuē huì
appointment
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
(idiom) diligent and thrifty
里约热内卢
lǐ yuē rè nèi lú
Rio de Janeiro
约翰
yuē hàn
John (name)
隐隐约约
yǐn yǐn yuē yuē
(idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
违约
wéi yuē
to break a promise
缔约国
dì yuē guó
signatory states
括约肌
kuò yuē jī
sphincter
约见
yuē jiàn
to arrange an interview