大约

大約

dàyuē

adverb HSK 3 #1,923

Meanings

1 approximately
2 about
3 roughly

Characters

approximately; to agree

Examples

大约有五十个人。

Dàyuē yǒu wǔshí gè rén.

There are approximately fifty people.

我大约三点到。

Wǒ dàyuē sān diǎn dào.

I'll arrive at about three o'clock.

这里大约有两百年的历史。

Zhèlǐ dàyuē yǒu liǎng bǎi 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