Meaning of yāo:
约
to weigh in a balance or on a scale; to make an appointment; to invite; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
Tā yòng chèng lái yuē zhèxiē shuǐguǒ de zhòngliàng.
他用秤来约这些水果的重量。
He used a scale to weigh the weight of these fruits.
Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn yǒu gè miànshì de yuē.
我们下午三点有个面试的约。
We have an interview appointment at 3 PM.
Wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng.
我想约你明天去看电影。
I want to invite you to watch a movie tomorrow.
Wǒmen yīnggāi xuéhuì yuē shíjiān lái tígāo xiàolǜ.
我们应该学会约时间来提高效率。
We should learn to economize time to improve efficiency.
Wèile bǎohù huánjìng, wǒmen yīng gāi yuēshù zìjǐ de xíngwéi.
为了保护环境，我们应该约束自己的行为。
To protect the environment, we should restrict our actions.
Wǒmen chángshì jiāng zhège fēnshù yuē wéi zuìjiǎn xíngshì.
我们尝试将这个分数约为最简形式。
We tried to reduce the fraction to its simplest form.
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn yuē.
这篇文章写得很约。
This article is written very concisely.
approximately
Zhège xiàngmù de wánchéng shíjiān dàgài shì yāo yīgè yuè.
这个项目的完成时间大概是约一个月。
The project's completion time is approximately one month.
pact; treaty
Tāmen dáchéngle yīgè mìmì de yuē.
他们达成了一个秘密的约。
They reached a secret pact.
Liǎng guó zhī jiān qiānshǔ le yī xiàng zhòngyào de yuē.
两国之间签署了一项重要的约。
An important treaty was signed between the two countries.
