約U+7D049 STROKES
Entry·pron. yuē
ㄩㄝ
“To make an appointment or invite; to restrict or bind; approximately; a pact or treaty; to economize or reduce; to weigh.”
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- 大約ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝapproximately; roughly; about; probably; likely.
- 紐約ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝNew York; largest US city, in southeastern New York State at the Hudson River mouth; major economic and commercial hub; home to Central Park and the Statue of Liberty.
- 合約ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝa formal written agreement between parties; a contract; a binding arrangement.
- 契約ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝa formal agreement or contract between parties; a written document outlining mutually agreed terms and conditions
- 約翰ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋJohn (male given name); John the Baptist; John the Apostle; King John of England.
- 簽約ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝto sign a contract; to enter into an agreement by signing
- 預約ㄩˋ ㄩㄝbooking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment; (law) a preliminary agreement to enter into a future contract
- 約會ㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋa date (romantic meeting); an appointment; to arrange to meet; to invite or request someone's presence
- 約定ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋto agree on something after discussion; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; an arrangement; a deal; appointment; commitment; understanding.
- 條約ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝtreaty; pact; formal agreement between nations; a set of agreed terms or regulations
- 邀約ㄧㄠ ㄩㄝto invite; to request someone's presence; an invitation.
- 紐約時報ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋThe New York Times, a major American newspaper.
- 約束ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋto restrict; to limit; to constrain; a restriction; a constraint; an agreement; a promise; to make an appointment
- 相約ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝto agree to meet; to make an appointment; to arrange a meeting by mutual agreement.
- 隱約ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝvague; faint; indistinct; not clearly visible or defined; subtle in meaning with concise wording; (archaic) impoverished and unsuccessful
- 公約ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄝa convention; a treaty or charter agreed upon by multiple states or organizations; a public pledge or shared rule.
- 約談ㄩㄝ ㄊㄢˊto summon for a formal talk or meeting; to call in for questioning or a warning
- 制約ㄓˋ ㄩㄝto restrict; a condition or constraint; in psychology, a learned association formed by pairing stimuli or stimulus-response links; a prerequisite for something to occur.
- 解約ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄝto terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract; to break a prior arrangement
- 不約而同ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ(of people) act in the same way without prior agreement; independently but identically; coincidentally in unison
- 簡約ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝconcise; simple and unadorned; minimalist; frugal; economical.
- 約為ㄩㄝ ㄨㄟˋapproximately; roughly; about; used before a number or quantity to indicate an estimate.
- 節約ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝto economize; to conserve resources; to be frugal; to exercise restraint or self-discipline
- 約莫ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛapproximately; about; roughly; more or less; used to indicate an estimate
- 紐約市ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ ㄕˋNew York City; the largest city in the United States, located in the state of New York.
- 約好ㄩㄝ ㄏㄠˇto agree on a time or plan beforehand; to make a prior arrangement; to have settled on something in advance
- 違約ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default on a loan or contract
- 里約ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄝshort for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; used in Chinese to refer to the city or events held there, such as the Olympics.
- 特約ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝspecially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task; a special contract or agreement for a particular purpose.
- 北約ㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄝNATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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