How to say “make an appointment” in Chinese
make an appointment
“Make an appointment” in Chinese is 预约, yù yuē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
预约 is read yù yuē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 予 yǔ hints at the sound; on the right, 页 “head”.
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 “预约”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 预约. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想预约明天上午十点，可以吗？wǒxiǎngyùyuēmíngtiānshàngwǔshídiǎn,kěyǐmaI'd like to book an appointment for ten tomorrow morning — is that possible?
- 先在网上预约，然后提交材料，最后等通知。xiānzàiwǎngshangyùyuē,ránhòutíjiāocáiliào,zuìhòuděngtōngzhīFirst you book online, then you submit the documents, and finally you wait to be notified.
- 你先预约然后再来nǐxiānyùyuē,ránhòuzàiláiFirst book an appointment, then come.
More words from the lesson “Getting documents done”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make an appointment” in Chinese?
“Make an appointment” in Chinese is 预约, pinyin yùyuē.
What does 预约 mean?
预约 (yùyuē) means “make an appointment”.
How do you write 预约?
预约 is 2 characters: 预 (yù) — in advance; 约 (yuē) — make an appointment; about. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 预约?
预约 is read yùyuē. Tones: yù — fourth tone, yuē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make an appointment” in the lesson “Getting documents done”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. 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.
Start for free