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yāo

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yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuē | yue1
English translation
to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise
treaty, covenant, agreement

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About yāo

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

yuē

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of yāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟勺

Semantic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of yuē . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and sháo represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to bind". The meaning later shifted to "restrain", "keep under control", "appointment", and "approximately".

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Example sentences using yāo

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Hàn 德尔先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06 miǎo de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

zhè liè 火车 huǒ chē zài 约克 Yuē kè shì 调动 diàodòng 车厢 chēxiāng 分途行驶 xíng shǐ .

The train divides at York.

我们 wǒmen zhè zuò 房子 fáng zi shí jiù 约定 yuē dìng hǎo mǒu 房间 fángjiān 必须 bìxū 油漆 yóuqī .

We rented the house on the stipulation that certain rooms should be painted.

hāi , Bié 瞎扯 xiā chě dàn ,尼诺, ” 约翰 Yuē hàn shuì , “ 这儿 zhè r 需要 xūyào .

" Hey, no kidding around. Nino, " Johnny said. " I need you out here.

hāi , ” 约翰 Yuē hàn shuì , “ 琪妮,顺便 shùnbiàn wèn wèn , 知道 zhīdào zhēng zài 离婚 líhūn ?

" Yeah, " Johnny said. " By the way, Ginny, you know I'm getting divorced?

Words with yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yāo pact yuē
约会 yuēhuì appointment約會
纽约 Niǔ yuē New York紐約
大约 dàyuē probably大約
约翰 Yuē hàn John (name)約翰
合约 hé yuē treaty合約
约定 yuē dìng to arrange約定
节约 jiéyuē to economize節約
签约 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement簽約
预约 yù yuē booking預約
制约 zhìyuē to restrict制約
约束 yuēshù to restrict約束
条约 tiáoyuē treaty條約
契约 qì yuē agreement契約
特约 tè yuē specially engaged特約
公约 gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement)公約
约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn Johnson or Johnston (name)約翰遜
北约 Běi yuē NATO北約
简约 jiǎn yuē sketchy簡約
约瑟夫 Yuē sè fū Joseph (name)約瑟夫
约旦 Yuē dàn Jordan約旦
违约 wéi yuē to break a promise違約
约合 yuē hé approximately約合
隐约 yǐnyuē vague隱約
相约 xiāng yuē to reach agreement相約

yāo Decomposition & Compounds

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yāo Decomposition

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yāo Compounds

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