约会
yuē huì
Pinyin

Definition

约会
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yuē huì
  1. appointment
  2. engagement
  3. date
  4. CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
  5. to arrange to meet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

学会
xué huì
  1. 1 to learn
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 institute
  4. 4 learned society
  5. 5 (scholarly) association
会
huì
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 to be possible
  3. 3 to be able to
  4. 4 will
  5. 5 to be likely to
  6. 6 to be sure to
  7. 7 to assemble
  8. 8 to meet
  9. 9 to gather
  10. 10 to see
  11. 11 union
  12. 12 group
  13. 13 association
  14. 14 CL:個|个[gè]
  15. 15 a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
机会
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
社会
shè huì
  1. 1 society
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
一会
yī huì
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 also pr. [yī huǐ]
一会儿
yī huì r5
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 now...now...
  5. 5 also pr. [yī huǐ r5]
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
公会
gōng huì
  1. 1 guild
协会
xié huì
  1. 1 an association
  2. 2 a society
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],家[jiā]
合约
hé yuē
  1. 1 treaty
  2. 2 contract
国会
Guó huì
  1. 1 Parliament (UK)
  2. 2 Congress (US)
  3. 3 Diet (Japan)
  4. 4 Taiwanese Parliament
基金会
jī jīn huì
  1. 1 foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
大会
dà huì
  1. 1 general assembly
  2. 2 general meeting
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],屆|届[jiè]
大约
dà yuē
  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 probably
契约
qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
奥运会
Ào yùn huì
  1. 1 abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会
  2. 2 Olympic Games
  3. 3 the Olympics
委员会
wěi yuán huì
  1. 1 committee
婚约
hūn yuē
  1. 1 engagement
  2. 2 wedding contract
学生会
xué sheng huì
  1. 1 student union
家长会
jiā zhǎng huì
  1. 1 parent-teacher conference
  2. 2 parents' association

Idioms (20)

不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
  1. 1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
  1. 1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
  1. 1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
  2. 2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
  1. 1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
  2. 2 to know intuitively
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
  1. 1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
  1. 1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
  1. 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
  1. 1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
  2. 2 to offer outlandish explanations
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
  1. 1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
  2. 2 three-point covenant
  3. 3 (fig.) preliminary agreement
  4. 4 basic rules
聚精会神
jù jīng huì shén
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
  1. 1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 to live frugally (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你怎么无精打采的，该不会是昨天晚上忙着约会才导致今天精神不济的吧？我给你泡壶茶？
nǐ zěnme wújīngdǎcǎi de ，gāi bùhuì shì zuótiān wǎnshang máng zhe yuēhuì cái dǎozhì jīntiān jīngshén bùjì de ba ？wǒ gěi nǐ pào hú chá ？
Why do you look so lifeless? I bet the reason your so tired today is because you were busy out on your date last night, right? I'll make a pot of tea for you.
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哈，我想到了，元宵节的时候那么热闹，大家都出来赏灯，写灯联，猜灯谜，有情的男女正可以趁这个机会出来约会呀！
hā ，wǒ xiǎngdào le ，yuánxiāojié de shíhou nàme rènao ，dàjiā dōu chūlái shǎng dēng ，xiě dēnglián ，cāi dēngmí ，yǒu de nánnǚ zhèng kěyǐ chèn zhè ge jīhuì chūlái yuēhuì ya ！
Ha. I know why! Around the time of Lantern Festival it is so bustling and everyone is admiring all the lanterns, writing lantern couplets and guessing the riddles on lanterns. So guys and girls in love could take the opportunity to meet!
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我正在约会。
wǒ zhèngzài yuēhuì 。
I am on a date right now.
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交往？我们是笔友见面，不是约会！
jiāowǎng ？wǒmen shì bǐyǒu jiànmiàn ，bùshì yuēhuì ！
Date? We're just two pen-pals meeting up, it's not a date!
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嗯…都不是。我弟弟第一次约会，想买束花送那个女孩子，他说不会挑，叫我帮他买。
ng4 …dōu bùshì 。wǒ dìdi dì yī cì yuēhuì ，xiǎngmǎi shù huā sòng nàge nǚháizi ，tā shuō bùhuì tiāo ，jiào wǒ bāng tā mǎi 。
Eh... neither. My little brother is going on his first date and he wants to buy a bouquet for the girl. He says he doesn't know how to choose flowers, so he asked me to buy them for him.
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第一次约会送玫瑰不太好吧，太直接了。
dì yī cì yuēhuì sòng méigui bùtài hǎo ba ，tài zhíjiē le 。
It's not so appropriate to give roses on the first date, is it? It's too direct.
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她还没结婚，我可以跟她约会。
tā hái méi jiéhūn ，wǒ kěyǐ gēn tā yuēhuì 。
She's not married yet. I can still date her. / I am permitted to date her.
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当然你“能”跟他约会，但是他有女朋友，所以你不可以跟他约会。
dāngrán nǐ “néng ”gēn tā yuēhuì ，dànshì tā yǒu nǚpéngyou ，suǒyǐ nǐ bù kěyǐ gēn tā yuēhuì 。
Of course you 'can' date him, but he has a girlfriend, so you can't (actually) date him.
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我昨天跟一个帅哥“约会”。
wǒ zuótiān gēn yí ge shuàigē “yuēhuì ”。
I went on a DATE with a handsome guy.
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我昨天跟一个“帅哥”约会。
wǒ zuótiān gēn yí ge “shuàigē ”yuēhuì 。
I went on a date with a HANDSOME GUY yesterday.
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