節約
ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ
“to economize; to conserve resources; to be frugal; to exercise restraint or self-discipline”
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節
ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Joint or segment of a plant stem or animal bone; section or paragraph; moral integrity or principles; classifier for lessons or train cars; seasonal festival or solar term.
約
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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- 節目ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋTV or radio program; show; an item or segment in a performance; a scheduled activity or event.
- 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.
- 細節ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊdetails; small specific points or particulars; minor or trivial matters.
- 春節ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊSpring Festival; Chinese New Year holiday period; traditionally the start of spring, now the lunar New Year.
- 情節ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊplot or storyline of a story; sequence of events; circumstances or details of a situation; (archaic) moral integrity or personal conduct
- 合約ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝa formal written agreement between parties; a contract; a binding arrangement.
- 季節ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊseason; a period of the year marked by particular weather, activities, or conditions.
- 契約ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝa formal agreement or contract between parties; a written document outlining mutually agreed terms and conditions
- 節奏ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋrhythm; tempo; musical pulse; beat; cadence; a regular pattern of strong and weak or long and short beats; figuratively, a regular or orderly progression or pace of events
- 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