约 yuē / yāo — weigh; appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately
我和朋友约好周末见面。Wǒ hé péng you yuē hǎo zhōu mò jiàn miàn.My friend and I arranged to meet at the weekend.
Common words: 大约 (dà yuē)、节约 (jié yuē)、约会 (yuē huì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "agreement"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "agreement", including 约 (yuē / yāo), 唉 (āi / ài). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "agreement" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 约 (yuē / yāo), 唉 (āi / ài) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yuē, yāo, āi, ài — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 约 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 约 yuē / yāoweigh; appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximatelyUseful words: 大约, 节约
- 唉 āi / àian interjection; to express realization or agreement (yes; oh; right; etc); alasUseful words: 唉姐, 唉唉
Common words for these 2 "agreement" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 约 (yuē / yāo) — so "agreement" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
大约dà yuēapproximately; probably节约jié yuēto economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal约会yuē huìappointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet唉姐āi jiěgranny (dialect)唉唉āi āi(onom.) sighing voice; crying sound唉声叹气āi shēng tàn qìsighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "agreement".
唉 āi / ài — an interjection; to express realization or agreement (yes; oh; right; etc); alas
唉，今天真是不顺利。Āi, jīn tiān zhēn shì bú shùn lì.Sigh, today really has not gone smoothly.
Common words: 唉姐 (āi jiě)、唉唉 (āi āi)、唉声叹气 (āi shēng tàn qì)
All 2 characters
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