Chinese Traditional: 大約
Chinese Simplified: 大约
Pinyin: da4 yue1
Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ
English Meaning: approximately, about

Example Sentences:

我上次去倫敦大約是一年前的事了。
我上次去伦敦大约是一年前的事了。
wo3 shang4 ci4 qu4 lun2 dun1 da4 yue1 shi4 yi4 nian2 qian2 de5 shi4 le5.
The last time I went to London was about a year ago.
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走路大約十分鐘左右。
走路大约十分钟左右。
zou3 lu4 da4 yue1 shi2 fen1 zhong1 zuo3 you4.
It is about a ten minute walk.
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人體大約百分之七十是水。
人体大约百分之七十是水。
ren2 ti3 da4 yue1 bai3 fen1 zhi1 qi1 shi2 shi4 shui3.
About seventy percent of the human body is water.
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這次的熱浪死了大約三十人。
这次的热浪死了大约三十人。
zhe4 ci4 de5 re4 lang4 si3 le5 da4 yue1 san1 shi2 ren2.
About 30 people have died in the heatwave.
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這場審判花了納稅人大約五十萬美元。
这场审判花了纳税人大约五十万美元。
zhe4 chang3 shen3 pan4 hua1 le5 na4 shui4 ren2 da4 yue1 wu3 shi2 wan4 mei3 yuan2.
This trial cost taxpayers around 500,000 USD.
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大約有三百萬名土耳其後裔住在德國。
大约有三百万名土耳其后裔住在德国。
da4 yue1 you3 san1 bai3 wan4 ming2 tu3 er3 qi2 hou4 yi4 zhu4 zai4 de2 guo2.
About 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany.
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可卡獵犬大約可活十至十五年。
可卡猎犬大约可活十至十五年。
ke3 ka3 lie4 quan3 da4 yue1 ke3 huo2 shi2 zhi4 shi2 wu3 nian2.
A cocker spaniel lives around 10 to 15 years.
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Related Words:

 



[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: major, main

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yuē

1. to make an appointment 2. to date 3. about, roughly, approximately 4. an appointment, a date 5. to restrict, to restrain 6. treaty, pact, contract

Here: about, roughly, approximately

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