隐
约

Vague in Chinese: 隐约 (yǐn yuē)

yǐn yuē

vague

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

Definitions

  1. 1vague
  2. 2faint
  3. 3indistinct

Stroke order

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隐
约

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣˇ

yǐn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄩㄝ

yuē

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

隐约

Simplified

隱約

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我隐约听见远处有人在唱歌。

    wǒ yǐn yuē tīng jiàn yuǎn chù yǒu rén zài chàng gē。

    I faintly heard someone singing in the distance.

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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

签约

qiān yuē

to sign a contract or agreement

约束

yuē shù

to restrict

制约

zhì yuē

to restrict

合约

hé yuē

treaty

隐藏

yǐn cáng

to hide

隐私

yǐn sī

secrets

预约

yù yuē

booking

约定

yuē dìng

to agree on sth (after discussion)

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