守约

守約

shǒuyuē

verb #34,258

Meanings

1 to keep an appointment
2 to keep one's word
3 to honor a promise

Characters

to keep; to guard

appointment; agreement

Examples

他是个守约的人，从不迟到。

Tā shì ge shǒuyuē de rén, cóng bù chídào.

He keeps his word — he is never late.

她守约准时出现在咖啡馆。

Tā shǒuyuē zhǔnshí chūxiàn zài kāfēiguǎn.

She kept the appointment and showed up at the café on time.

Tips

memory

守 (keep / guard) + 约 (appointment / promise) — 'guard the promise'. Same 守 turns up in 守信 (keep one's word) and 守时 (be punctual).

culture

Confucian moral vocabulary: keeping one's word (守约 / 守信) is one of the basic virtues. The reverse — 失约 (shīyuē, 'to lose the appointment') — means to miss or break a meeting.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

约 yuē