大约 dàyuē about

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Traditional: 大約

Stroke order

大约 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

大约 — the Chinese character for about (dàyuē), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 大约 — about

大 — 3 strokes
约 — 6 strokes

Senses

approximately
probably

Characters in 大约

大 dà — big; large; great; older (than another person); greatly; freely; fully
约 yuē — to make an appointment; to invite; approximately

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

这里大约有一百人。Zhèlǐ dàyuē yǒu yì bǎi rén.There are about a hundred people here.
路上大约要一个小时。Lù shang dàyuē yào yí ge xiǎoshí.The journey takes about an hour.

Related words

大约 is pronounced dàyuē and means “about”.

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