失约

失約

shīyuē

verb #25,735

Meanings

1 to miss an appointment
2 to fail to keep a promise
3 to break a date

Characters

to lose, to fail, to miss

appointment, agreement, to arrange to meet

Examples

HSK 5

失约是很不礼貌的行为，事先应该通知对方。

Shīyuē shì hěn bù lǐmào de xíngwéi, shìxiān yīnggāi tōngzhī duìfāng.

Missing an appointment is very impolite; you should notify the other party in advance.

HSK 6

他临时有事，只好失约了。

Tā línshí yǒushì, zhǐhǎo shīyuē le.

He had an unexpected matter come up and had no choice but to miss the appointment.

Tips

usage

失约 implies a failure to honor a prior commitment. It is more formal than simply saying 没来 (didn't come). Use 爽约 as a more casual synonym in modern Mandarin.

Stroke Order

失 shī

约 yuē