约 (約) yuē
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yuē
adjective
approximately
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: In the sense of 大概 (ABC 'yuē' 约 adv; GHC yuē '约' 16; NCCED yuē '约' 7) -
yuē
noun
a treaty; an agreement; a covenant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 和约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 4; Unihan '約') -
yuē
verb
to arrange; to make an appointment
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 约定 (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 1; GHC yuē '约' 11; NCCED yuē '约' 2) -
yuē
adjective
vague; indistinct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 隐约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 5) -
yuē
verb
to invite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 请 (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 2; GHC yuē '约' 12; NCCED yuē '约' 4) -
yuē
verb
to reduce a fraction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
Notes: (ABC 'yuē' 约 v 3; NCCED yuē '约' 8) -
yuē
verb
to restrain; to restrict; to control
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 约束. For example, in 論語·子罕 ”Analects of Confucius”, Zi Han: 約我以禮 '[taught] me the restraints of propriety' (trans. by Legge, 1861; ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 1; GHC yuē '约' 4; Guoyu '約' v 2; NCCED yuē '约' 1) -
yuē
adjective
frugal; economical; thrifty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 节约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 2; GHC yuē '约' 7; NCCED yuē '约' 6) -
yuē
adjective
brief; simple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 简约 (ABC 'yuē' 约 bf 3; GHC yuē '约' 6; NCCED yuē '约' 5; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2008) -
yuē
noun
an appointment
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED yuē '约' 3) -
yuē
verb
to envelop; to shroud
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15) -
yuē
noun
a rope
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 绳子 (GHC yuē '约' 1) -
yuē
verb
to tie up
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 捆 (GHC yuē '约' 2; Guoyu '約' v 1) -
yuē
adjective
crooked
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 屈曲 (GHC yuē '约' 3) -
yuē
verb
to prevent; to block
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阻止 (GHC yuē '约' 5) -
yuē
adjective
destitute; poverty stricken
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 穷困 (GHC yuē '约' 8) -
yuē
adjective
base; low
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 卑下 (GHC yuē '约' 9) -
yuē
verb
to prepare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 准备 (GHC yuē '约' 13) -
yuē
verb
to plunder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 掠 (GHC yuē '约' 14) -
yuē
verb
to envelop; to shroud
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 笼罩 (GHC yuē '约' 15) -
yāo
verb
to weigh
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
Notes: (ABC 'yāo' 约; NCCED yāo '约') -
yāo
noun
crucial point; key point
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC yāo '约' 17)
Contained in
- 约心为是非(約心為是非) true and false are relative in one's mind
- 认养921地震受灾国中小学重建签约仪式(認養921地震受災國中小學重建簽約儀式) Rebuilding Elementary and Junior High Schools of September 21st Taiwan Earthquake Campaign
Also contained in
规约 、 纽约帝国大厦 、 自奉俭约 、 节约 、 俭约 、 约旦河 、 约瑟夫 、 定约 、 约翰·霍金斯大学 、 社会契约 、 成约 、 承约 、 和约 、 收购要约 、 不平等条约 、 约根 、 如约而至 、 约翰·厄普代克 、 约计 、 公约 、 约翰贰书 、 约沙法 、 合约 、 订约 、 约柜 、 马约卡 、 书约 、 约定 、 最大公约数 、 誓约 、 约翰内斯堡 、 教义和圣约 、 约定资讯速率 、 约瑟 、 括约肌 、 天津条约 、 尼布楚条约 、 制约 、 塞缪尔·约翰逊 、 旧约圣经 、 旧约全书 、 片约 、 纽约客 、 约炮 、 约翰·本仁 、 约会对象 、 全面禁止核试验条约 、 不可通约 、 南京条约
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 43
- Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 28
- Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 22
- Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (2) 佛教與自然生態（下） Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 19
- Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 18
- Hsing Yun Diary 42 - Examining Thoughts: Strength to be Tolerant 星雲日記42～檢查心念 包容力(1996/8/16~1996/8/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 16
- Remembering the Inspection of the Meiyue Medical Treatment Center 梅約醫療中心檢查記 A Life With Palms Joined 4 - Hunger 《合掌人生4－飢餓》 — count: 16
- Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West 星雲日記３～不負西來意 不負西來意(1990/1/16~1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 15
- Hsing Yun Diary 31 - Protecting the Heart, Turning the Situation: A Lone Tree Does not Make a Forest 星雲日記31～守心轉境 獨木不成林(1994/10/16～1994/10/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 15
- Philippines 菲律賓 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 15
Collocations
- 约一 (約一) 腳的大小約一尺餘 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 12
- 车行约 (車行約) 車行約二小時 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 12
- 约半小时 (約半小時) 白法師講話約半小時 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 7
- 约十 (約十) 約十坪大小的房中 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 7
- 约好 (約好) 一般在另外的寺廟都已經約好要請他過去就職 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 15: To Assume and Leave a Position 第十五講．上台下台 — count: 6
- 约二十 (約二十) 五法子約二十幾歲 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 2: The Inauguration of an Abbot 第二講．住持晉山 — count: 5
- 约行 (約行) 向東約行三五百步即到菩提加耶大塔 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 4
- 约二 (約二) 車行約二小時 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 4
- 地约 (地約) 這是佔地約有二三百坪的一個華僑在泰國最早成立的佛社 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 4
- 约一百 (約一百) 回教徒約一百多萬 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 4