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yāo
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to weigh in a balance or on a scale

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4372509)

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Words Containing 约

远期合约
yuǎn qī hé yuē

forward contract (finance)

约制
yuē zhì

to bind

履约保证金
lǚ yuē bǎo zhèng jīn

performance bond (international trade)

约根
yuē gēn

Jurgen (name)

隐隐约约
yǐn yǐn yuē yuē

faint

有约在先
yǒu yuē zài xiān

to have a prior engagement

约法
yuē fǎ

temporary law

法律约束力
fǎ lǜ yuē shù lì

legal force (i.e. binding in law)

约集
yuē jí

to gather at an appointed place and time

绰约
chuò yuē

graceful

儿童权利公约
ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

爽约
shuǎng yuē

to miss an appointment

约翰·霍金斯
yuē hàn · huò jīn sī

John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain

契约桥牌
qì yuē qiáo pái

contract bridge (card game)

不平等条约
bù píng děng tiáo yuē

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

缔约方
dì yuē fāng

party in a contract, treaty etc

失约
shī yuē

to miss an appointment

纽约大学
niǔ yuē dà xué

New York University

立约
lì yuē

to make a contract

密约
mì yuē

secret appointment

约翰参书
yuē hàn cān shū

Third epistle of St John

续约
xù yuē

to renew or extend a contract

信贷违约掉期
xìn dài wéi yuē diào qī

credit default swap (finance)

中俄改订条约
zhōng é gǎi dìng tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

约略
yuē lüe4

approximate

婚约
hūn yuē

engagement

大约
dà yuē

approximately

缩约
suō yuē

contraction (in grammar)

约翰二书
yuē hàn èr shū

Second epistle of St John

纽约时报
niǔ yuē shí bào

New York Times (newspaper)

誓约
shì yuē

oath

棒约翰
bàng yuē hàn

Papa John's (pizza chain)

合约
hé yuē

treaty

约翰贰书
yuē hàn èr shū

Second epistle of St John

履约
lǚ yuē

to keep a promise

约翰·霍金斯大学
yuē hàn · huò jīn sī dà xué

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

纽约
niǔ yuē

New York

天津条约
tiān jīn tiáo yuē

Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China

和平条约
hé píng tiáo yuē

peace treaty

约翰逊
yuē hàn xùn

Johnson or Johnston (name)

不扩散核武器条约
bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

约拿书
yuē ná shū

Book of Jonah

风姿绰约
fēng zī chuò yuē

graceful

全面禁止核试验条约
quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

约定
yuē dìng

to agree on sth (after discussion)

弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng

to abrogate an agreement

南京条约
nán jīng tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain

约翰·厄普代克
yuē hàn · è pǔ dài kè

John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner

约同
yuē tóng

to invite sb to go along with oneself (to a meeting, on a trip etc)

背约
bèi yuē

to break an agreement

圣约
shèng yuē

covenant

规约
guī yuē

terms (of an agreement)

施洗者约翰
shī xǐ zhě yuē hàn

John the Baptist

施洗约翰
shī xǐ yuē hàn

John the Baptist

公民权利和政治权利国际公约
gōng mín quán lì hé zhèng zhì quán lì guó jì gōng yuē

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

约等于
yuē děng yú

approximately equal to

约塔
yāo tǎ

iota (Greek letter Ιι)

约合
yuē hé

approximately

中俄尼布楚条约
zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē

to practice strict economy (idiom)

辛丑条约
xīn chǒu tiáo yuē

Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising

约束条件
yuē shù tiáo jiàn

restrictive condition

反酷刑折磨公约
fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē

UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)

通约
tōng yuē

common measure

盟约
méng yuē

contract of alliance

旅大租地条约
lǚ dà zū dì tiáo yuē

unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia

签约
qiān yuē

to sign a contract or agreement

不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng

to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation

收购要约
shōu gòu yāo yuē

takeover bid

片约
piàn yuē

movie contract

桑帕约
sāng pà yuē

Sampaio (name)

里约
lǐ yuē

Rio

马约特
mǎ yuē tè

Mayotte, island between NW Madagascar and Mozambique

瑷珲条约
ài hún tiáo yuē

Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia

特约
tè yuē

specially engaged

旧约
jiù yuē

former agreement

纽约人
niǔ yuē rén

New Yorker

签约奖金
qiān yuē jiǎng jīn

signing bonus

缔约
dì yuē

to conclude a treaty

纽约证券交易所
niǔ yuē zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

约言
yuē yán

promise

斯密约瑟
sī mì yuē sè

Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

约翰斯顿
yuē hàn sī dùn

Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

约柜
yuē guì

Ark of the Covenant

公约
gōng yuē

convention (i.e. international agreement)

违信背约
wéi xìn bèi yuē

in violation of contract and good faith

纽约客
niǔ yuē kè

The New Yorker, US magazine

毁约
huǐ yuē

to break a promise

约炮
yuē pào

(slang) to hook up for a one night stand

圣约翰斯
shèng yuē hàn sī

St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada

约伯
yuē bó

Job (name)

约束力
yuē shù lì

(of a contract) binding (law)

约沙法
yuē shā fǎ

Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)

破约
pò yuē

to break a promise

尼布楚条约
ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

中俄伊犁条约
zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

约当现金
yuē dāng xiàn jīn

cash equivalent (accountancy)

集约
jí yuē

intensive

里约热内卢
lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

改订伊犁条约
gǎi dìng yī lí tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

隐约其辞
yǐn yuē qí cí

equivocal speech

约翰一书
yuē hàn yī shū

First epistle of St John

定约
dìng yuē

to conclude a treaty

除另有约定
chú lìng yǒu yuē dìng

unless otherwise agreed

俭约
jiǎn yuē

sparing

圣约翰
shèng yuē hàn

Saint John

约略估计
yuē lüe4 gū jì

approximate estimate

马关条约
mǎ guān tiáo yuē

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng]

语言誓约
yǔ yán shì yuē

language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)

文约
wén yuē

contract

集体安全条约组织
jí tǐ ān quán tiáo yuē zǔ zhī

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

约莫
yuē mo

about

照约定
zhào yuē dìng

according to agreement

约定资讯速率
yuē dìng zī xùn sù lǜ

committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR

践约
jiàn yuē

to keep a promise

期货合约
qī huò hé yuē

futures contract (finance)

括约肌
kuò yuē jī

sphincter

不可通约
bù kě tōng yuē

having no common measure

约翰三书
yuē hàn sān shū

Third epistle of St John

约维克
yāo wéi kè

Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)

约分
yuē fēn

reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths)

制约
zhì yuē

to restrict

约坦
yuē tǎn

Jotham (son of Uzziah)

守约
shǒu yuē

to keep an appointment

违约
wéi yuē

to break a promise

纽约帝国大厦
niǔ yuē dì guó dà shà

Empire State Building

纽约州
niǔ yuē zhōu

New York state

李约瑟
lǐ yuē sè

Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China

日光节约时
rì guāng jié yuē shí

daylight saving time

缔约国
dì yuē guó

signatory states

约旦河
yuē dàn hé

Jordan River

约纳
yuē nà

Jonah

约克郡
yuē kè jùn

Yorkshire (English region)

可通约
kě tōng yuē

commensurable

北大西洋公约组织
běi dà xī yáng gōng yuē zǔ zhī

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

词约指明
cí yuē zhǐ míng

concise but unambiguous (idiom)

婉约
wǎn yuē

graceful and subdued (style)

赌约
dǔ yuē

bet

联合国气候变化框架公约
lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

约出
yuē chū

to arrange to go on a date with sb

大卫营和约
dà wèi yíng hé yuē

the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng

to agree on three laws (idiom)

博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ

vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)

条约
tiáo yuē

treaty

约翰壹书
yuē hàn yī shū

First epistle of St John

约书亚记
yuē shū yà jì

Book of Joshua

约书亚
yuē shū yà

Joshua (name)

租约
zū yuē

lease

新约全书
xīn yuē quán shū

New Testament

约克
yuē kè

York

最大公约数
zuì dà gōng yuē shù

highest common factor HCF

新约
xīn yuē

New Testament

约会对象
yuē huì duì xiàng

partner for dating

塞缪尔·约翰逊
sāi miù ěr · yuē hàn xùn

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer

纽约邮报
niǔ yuē yóu bào

New York Post (newspaper)

约珥书
yuē ěr shū

Book of Joel

解约
jiě yuē

to terminate an agreement

约旦
yuē dàn

Jordan

约契
yuē qì

contract

协约国
xié yuē guó

Allies

中法新约
zhōng fǎ xīn yuē

treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France

节约
jié yuē

to economize

约瑟
yuē sè

Joseph (name)

约摸
yuē mo

about

约数
yuē shù

divisor (of a number)

契约
qì yuē

agreement

如约而至
rú yuē ér zhì

to arrive as planned

联合国海洋法公约
lián hé guó hǎi yáng fǎ gōng yuē

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

约束
yuē shù

to restrict

约翰保罗
yuē hàn bǎo luó

John Paul (name)

隐约
yǐn yuē

vague

受约束
shòu yuē shù

restricted

网约车
wǎng yuē chē

app-based taxi

简约
jiǎn yuē

sketchy

约西亚
yuē xī yà

Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)

教义和圣约
jiào yì hé shèng yuē

Doctrine and Covenants

化约
huà yuē

to simplistically reduce (sth) to just ...; to regard (sth) as merely ...

约翰
yuē hàn

John (name)

书约
shū yuē

book contract

特约记者
tè yuē jì zhě

special correspondent

约计
yuē jì

to calculate to be roughly ...

里瓦几亚条约
lǐ wǎ jī yà tiáo yuē

Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg)

要约
yāo yuē

to restrict

约翰·本仁
yuē hàn · běn rén

John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程

违约金
wéi yuē jīn

penalty (fee)

约瑟夫·斯大林
yuē sè fū · sī dà lín

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

沈约
shěn yuē

Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书

公约数
gōng yuē shù

common factor

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

约见
yuē jiàn

to arrange an interview

约翰·拉贝
yuē hàn · lā bèi

John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约
bīn wēi yě shēng dòng zhí wù zhǒng guó jì mào yì gōng yuē

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē

diligent and thrifty (idiom)

预约
yù yuē

booking

契约精神
qì yuē jīng shén

culture of honoring contractual obligations

纽约市
niǔ yuē shì

New York City

和约
hé yuē

peace treaty

约翰福音
yuē hàn fú yīn

Gospel according to St John

圣约瑟夫
shèng yuē sè fū

Saint Joseph

经济社会及文化权利国际公约
jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

马约卡
mǎ yāo kǎ

Majorca (island of Spain)

赴约
fù yuē

to keep an appointment

约章
yuē zhāng

charter

约请
yuē qǐng

to invite

中俄北京条约
zhōng é běi jīng tiáo yuē

the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia

邀约
yāo yuē

to invite

约瑟夫
yuē sè fū

Joseph (name)

约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng

established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement

拉萨条约
lā sà tiáo yuē

Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet

协约
xié yuē

entente

禁止核武器试验条约
jìn zhǐ hé wǔ qì shì yàn tiáo yuē

nuclear test ban treaty

约翰内斯堡
yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo

Johannesburg, South Africa

约会
yuē huì

appointment

自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē

to live frugally (idiom)

相约
xiāng yuē

to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)