How to say “arrange to meet” in Chinese

约

yuē

arrange to meet; about

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Family and loved ones”

“Arrange to meet” in Chinese is 约, yuē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

约 is read yuē. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yuē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

约

yuē — make an appointment; about

On the left, 纟 “thread”: to tie with an agreement. On the right, 勺 “ladle”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “约”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 约. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我想约她看电影。wǒxiǎngyuētākàndiànyǐngI want to ask her to the movies.
我们约好了七点见面。wǒmenyuēhǎoleqīdiǎnjiànmiànWe agreed to meet at seven.
请节约用水。qǐngjiéyuēyòngshuǐPlease save water.
从这儿到机场大约需要一个小时。cóngzhèrdàojīchǎngdàyuēxūyàoyígexiǎoshíIt takes about an hour to get from here to the airport.
我们公司大约有两百个人wǒmengōngsīdàyuēyǒuliǎngbǎigerénThere are about two hundred people in our company.
大约需要一个小时dàyuēxūyàoyígexiǎoshíIt takes about an hour.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “arrange to meet” in Chinese?

“Arrange to meet” in Chinese is 约, pinyin yuē.

What does 约 mean?

约 (yuē) means “arrange to meet; about”.

How do you write 约?

约 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 约?

约 is read yuē. Tones: yuē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“arrange to meet” in the lesson “Love and dates”

This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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