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约 yuē
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1.拘束，限制 restrict; restrain ( comb. -束 -shù restrain)
2.共同议定的要遵守的条款 pact：条～ tiáoyuē agreement/ 立～ lìyuē draw up an agreement/ 爱国公～ àiguó gōngyuē a patriotic treaty
3.预先说定 make an appointment; arrange：预～ yùyuē make an appointment/ 和他～好了 Hé tā yuēhǎo le. I have made an appointment with him.
4.请 ask or invite in advance：～他来 yuē tā lái Please invite him to come here./ 特～记者 tèyuē jìzhě special correspondent
5.算术上指用公因数去除分子和分母使分数简化 (of maths) reduction of a fraction：5/10可以～成1/2 Shí fēn zhī wǔ kěyǐ yuēchéng èr fēn zhī yī. Five over ten can be reduced to one over two.
6.俭省 economical; frugal：节～ jiéyuē practise economy; save
7.简单 simple; brief：由博返～ yóubó-fǎnyuē from complexity to simplicity
8.大约，大概，不十分确定的 about; around; approximately：～计 yuējì count roughly/ ～数 yuēshù approximate number; divisor/ 大～有五十人 dàyuē yǒu wǔshí rén There are about fifty people. yāo |