违
约

To break a promise in Chinese: 违约 (wéi yuē)

wéi yuē

to break a promise

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 違約1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to break a promise
  2. 2to violate an agreement
  3. 3to default (on a loan or contract)

Stroke order

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违
约

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄩㄝ

yuē

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

违约

Simplified

違約

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 如果违约，你要付一笔罚款。

    rú guǒ wéi yuē， nǐ yào fù yì bǐ fá kuǎn。

    If you break the contract, you have to pay a fine.

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Related words

约

yuē

to make an appointment

大约

dà yuē

approximately

节约

jié yuē

to economize

约会

yuē huì

appointment

违反

wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

签约

qiān yuē

to sign a contract or agreement

违法

wéi fǎ

illegal

违规

wéi guī

to violate the rules

约束

yuē shù

to restrict

制约

zhì yuē

to restrict

合约

hé yuē

treaty

预约

yù yuē

booking

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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