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大约

大約
dàyuē
adverb HSK 3 #1,923

Meanings

  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 about
  3. 3 roughly

Examples

HSK 1
大约有五十个人。
Dàyuē yǒu wǔshí gè rén.
There are approximately fifty people.
HSK 1
我大约三点到。
Wǒ dàyuē sān diǎn dào.
I'll arrive at about three o'clock.
HSK 4
这里大约有两百年的历史。
Zhèlǐ dàyuē yǒu liǎngbǎi nián de lìshǐ.
This place has approximately two hundred years of history.

Tips

usage
大约 is best with numbers and quantities: 大约十个 (about ten). 大概 can also express 'probably': 他大概不来了 (he probably won't come), but 大约 cannot be used this way.

Stroke Order

大 dà
约 yuē