大
约

Approximately in Chinese: 大约 (dà yuē)

dà yuē

approximately

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 大約2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1approximately
  2. 2probably

Stroke order

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大
约

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄝ

yuē

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

大约

Simplified

大約

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大约两周内。

    dà yuē liǎng zhōu nèi。

    In about two weeks.

  • 我走了大约1英里。

    wǒ zǒu le dà yuē 1 yīng lǐ。

    I walked about 1 mile.

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Related words

大

dà

big

约

yuē

to make an appointment

大家

dà jiā

everyone

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

节约

jié yuē

to economize

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

约会

yuē huì

appointment

大方

dà fāng

expert

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large

广大

guǎng dà

(of an area) vast or extensive

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