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[粵] joek3 [國] yue1 [1] [v] make an appointment; arrange; invite [2] [n] agreement; appointment; engagement [3] [v] restrain; restrict; control [4] [adj] simple; brief; economical [5] [adv] approximately; about; around [國] yao1 - Mandarin only [v] [slang] weigh (out) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 糸 (#120)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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沈約 sam2 joek3 = Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 公約 gung1 joek3 = pact; convention; treaty; agreed stipulation 租約 zou1 joek3 = lease; tenancy 大約 daai6 joek3 = about, approximately 紐約 nau2 joek3 = New York 約定 joek3 ding6 = to arrange or agree to 約好 joek3 hou2 = to arrange or agree to 合約 hap6 joek3 = contract; treaty 失約 sat1 joek3 = to fail to keep an appointment 預約 jyu6 joek3 = to reserve; reservation; to book; booking 隱約 jan2 joek3 = vague 約束 joek3 cuk1 = to restrict 約會 joek3 wui6 = appointment 制約 zai3 joek3 = to condition; to restrict 節約 zit3 joek3 = frugal; to save 條約 tiu4 joek3 = treaty; pact; official agreement 和約 wo4 joek3 = peace treaty 約莫 joek3 mok6*2 = about, around, approximately, roughly 簽約 cim1 joek3 = signing of contract 約翰 joek3 hon6 = transliteration for "John" 特約 dak6 joek3 = engage by special arrangement 有約 jau5 joek3 = have an appointment 聖經舊約 sing3 ging1 gau6 joek3 = the Old Testament 聖經新約 sing3 ging1 san1 joek3 = the New Testament 不受約束的 bat1 sau6 joek3 cuk1 dik1 = emancipate 國 不平等條約 bat1 ping4 dang2 tiu4 joek3 = unequal treaty 國 不約而同 bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 = take the same action or view without prior consultation; happen to coincide 國 和平條約 wo4 ping4 tiu4 joek3 = peace treaty 契約 kai3 joek3 = a contract 特約記者 dak6 joek3 gei3 ze2 = special correspondent; stringer 婚約 fan1 joek3 = engagement; wedding contract 約數 joek3 sou3 = [math.] rounded number 日光節約時間 jat6 gwong1 zit3 joek3 si4 gaan1*3 = daylight-saving time 舊約 gau6 joek3 = Old Testament 新約 san1 joek3 = New Testament 紐約人 nau2 joek3 jan4 = a New Yorker 約埋 joek3 maai4 = invite someone to join in 粵 相約 soeng1 joek3 = to agree (on a meeting place, date, etc.); to reach agreement; to make an appointment 佳人有約 gaai1 jan4 jau5 joek3 = to have a date 約分 joek3 fan6 = reduction of fraction (in math) 訂條約 ding6 tiu4 joek3 = conclude a treaty 訂約 ding6 joek3 = to engage; to conclude a bargain (or treaty); to enter into an agreement; to contract with 盟約 mang4 joek3 = oath of alliance; treaty of alliance 簡約 gaan2 joek3 = brief; succinct; thrifty 紐約中央公園 nau2 joek3 zung1 joeng1 gung1 jyun4*2 = New York Central Park (common formation) 片約 pin3 joek3 = film contract 誓約 sai6 joek3 = an oath 死約 sei2 joek3 = non-renewable contract of lease 生約 saang1 joek3 = renewable contract of lease 毀約 wai2 joek3 = violate a treaty; break an agreement 網約車 mong5 joek3 ce1 = e-hailing taxi 約旦 joek3 daan3 = Jordan 北約 bak1 joek3 = NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 約翰內斯堡 joek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2 = Johannesburg 北大西洋公約組織 bak1 daai6 sai1 joeng4 gung1 joek3 zou2 zik1 = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 禁止核武器試驗條約 gam3 zi2 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 = nuclear test ban treaty 約克 joek3 haak1 = [translit.] York 節約能源 zit3 joek3 nang4 jyun4 = [phys.] conservation of energy 約定資訊速率 joek3 ding6 zi1 seon3 cuk1 leot6 = committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR 約旦河 joek3 daan3 ho4 = Jordan River 約翰一書 joek3 hon6 jat1 syu1 = 1 John 約翰三書 joek3 hon6 saam1 syu1 = 3 John 約翰二書 joek3 hon6 ji6 syu1 = 2 John 約翰福音 joek3 hon6 fuk1 jam1 = [Bible] Gospel of John 紐約帝國大廈 nau2 joek3 dai3 gwok3 daai6 haa6 = Empire State Building 紐約時報 nau2 joek3 si4 bou3 = New York Times (newspaper) 京都條約 ging1 dou1 tiu4 joek3 = Kyoto accord 皇家約旦航空公司 wong4 gaa1 joek3 daan3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Royal Jordanian 紐約證券交易所 nau2 joek3 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2 = the New York Stock Exchange 紐約郵報 nau2 joek3 jau4 bou3 = The New York Post 日內瓦公約 jat6 noi6 ngaa5 gung1 joek3 = the Geneva convention 核不擴散條約 hat6 bat1 kong3 saan3 tiu4 joek3 = the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (common formation) 國際勞工公約 gwok3 zai3 lou4 gung1 gung1 joek3 = International Labour Conventions 美日安保條約 mei5 jat6 on1 bou2 tiu4 joek3 = US-Japan security treaty 聖約翰大教堂 sing3 joek3 hon6 daai6 gaau3 tong4 = St. John's Cathedral 新約全書 san1 joek3 cyun4 syu1 = New Testament 華沙條約 waa4 saa1 tiu4 joek3 = the Warsaw Treaty (1955) 激勵約束制度 gik1 lai6 joek3 cuk1 zai3 dou6 = incentive and control mechanism (common formation) 瓶頸制約 ping4 geng2 zai3 joek3 = bottleneck restrictions (common formation) 紐約大學 nau2 joek3 daai6 hok6 = New York University 約定俗成 joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 = convention; established practice or custom 全面禁止核試條約 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 tiu4 joek3 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation) 限制反導彈導彈系統條約 haan6 zai3 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 hai6 tung2 tiu4 joek3 = Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 紐約公共圖書館 nau2 joek3 gung1 gung6 tou4 syu1 gun2 = New York Public Library 斯密約瑟 si1 mat6 joek3 sat1 = Joseph Smith 中央條約組織 zung1 joeng1 tiu4 joek3 zou2 zik1 = the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) 全面禁止核試驗條約 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation) |
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