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 | 约 | | yāo | 动 | | | 动 〈口〉 weigh in a balance (or on a scale): | | | 约约多重。 See how much it weighs. | | | 给我约一公斤猪肉。 Weigh me out one kilo of pork.  yuē |
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| 约 | | yuē | 名动形副 | | | I 名 pact; agreement; appointment: | | | 有约在先 have a previous engagement |
| 1 make an appointment; arrange: | | | 我们约好下星期一碰头。 We agreed to meet next Monday. |
| 2 ask or invite in advance: | | | 请约他来。 Please ask him to come. |
| 3 restrict; restrain 约束 |
| 4 【数】 reduce (fractions): | | | 十分之五可以约成二分之一。 Five over ten can be reduced to one over two. |
| 1 economical; frugal: | | | 约减开支 stint on expenses |
| 2 simple; brief: | | | 约言之 in brief; in a word | | | 由博返约 return to simplicity from complexity |
| IV 副 about; around; approximately: | | | 约五十人 about fifty people yāo |
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