要约 要約
要约 要約 yāo yuē ㄧㄠ ㄩㄝ jiu3 joek3
- to restrict
- to agree to a contract
- offer; bid
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要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
约 約
- 公约 公約 gōng yuē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄝ gung1 joek3 convention (i.e. international agreement)
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 合约 合約 hé yuē ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ hap6 joek3 contract; agreement
- 大约 大約 dà yuē ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ daai6 joek3 approximately
- 契约 契約 qì yuē ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ kai3 joek3 agreement
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- 条约 條約 tiáo yuē ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝ tiu4 joek3 treaty
- 特约 特約 tè yuē ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ dak6 joek3 specially engaged
- 相约 相約 xiāng yuē ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝ soeng1 joek3 to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 签约 簽約 qiān yuē ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝ cim1 joek3 to sign a contract or agreement
- 约定 約定 yuē dìng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ joek3 ding6 to agree on sth (after discussion)
- 约会 約會 yuē huì ㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋ joek3 wui6 appointment
- 约束 約束 yuē shù ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋ joek3 cuk1 to restrict
- 解约 解約 jiě yuē ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄝ gaai2 joek3 to terminate an agreement
- 违约 違約 wéi yuē ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝ wai4 joek3 to break a promise
- 隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ jan2 joek3 vague; faint; indistinct
- 预约 預約 yù yuē ㄩˋ ㄩㄝ jyu6 joek3 booking
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3 frugal; economical; thrifty
Idioms with these characters
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
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- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 约 約
- 风姿绰约 風姿綽約 fēng zī chuò yuē ㄈㄥ ㄗ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝ fung1 zi1 coek3 joek3 (idiom) graceful; lovely
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 勤俭节约 勤儉節約 qín jiǎn jié yuē ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ kan4 gim6 zit3 joek3 (idiom) diligent and thrifty
- 弃约背盟 棄約背盟 qì yuē bèi méng ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ hei3 joek3 bui3 mang4 to abrogate an agreement
- 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ jan2 jan2 joek3 joek3 (idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ joek3 faat3 saam1 zoeng1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
Example sentences
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为了 為了 她 的 重要 约会 約會 ， 她 精心 打扮 了 一下 。
She got all dolled up for her big date.
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