约
yuēyāo HSK3

agreement

约 (約) yuē frequency
approximately adverb
roughly, about, or estimated

参加这次户外活动的约有一百人。

cān​jiā zhè cì hù​wài huó​dòng de yuē yǒu yī​bǎi rén.

There were about a hundred people participating in this outdoor activity.

invite verb
to make an appointment or invite someone to do something

我约了朋友一起去看电影。

wǒ yuē le péng​you yī​qǐ qù kàn diàn​yǐng.

I've made plans with a friend to go see a movie together.

pact noun
an agreement, treaty, or formal arrangement

双方签署了一项长期贸易条约。

shuāng​fāng qiān​shǔ le yī xiàng cháng​qī mào​yì tiáo yuē.

Both sides signed a long-term trade treaty.

concise verb
brief, succinct, or simple in style

他的发言辞约而意丰。

tā de fā​yán cí yuē ér yì fēng.

His speech was concise yet rich in meaning.

reduce fraction adverb
to simplify a mathematical fraction to its lower terms

这个分数可以约简为三分之一。

zhè gè fēn​shù kě​yǐ yuē jiǎn wéi sān​fēn​zhī​yī.

This fraction can be reduced to one-third.

restrict verb
to restrain, limit, or practice economy

他在开支方面一向非常俭约。

tā zài kāi​zhī fāng​miàn yī​xiàng fēi​cháng jiǎn​yuē.

He has always been very frugal with his spending.

约 (約) yāo
weigh verb
to weigh in a balance or on a scale

把这块肉约一约。

bǎ zhè kuài ròu yāo yī yāo.

Weigh this piece of meat.

Frequency
Character
Written text
424th most common 512.4 per million
Movie subtitles
322nd most common 486.0 per million appears in 74% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
86.4 per million appears in 25% of films
Written text
220.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
約
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+7EA6

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)