隐约
yǐn yuē
Pinyin

Definition

隐约
 - 
yǐn yuē
  1. vague
  2. faint
  3. indistinct

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大约
dà yuē
  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 probably
契约
qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
简约
jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 sketchy
  2. 2 concise
  3. 3 abbreviated
约
yāo
  1. 1 to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约定
yuē dìng
  1. 1 to agree on sth (after discussion)
  2. 2 to conclude a bargain
  3. 3 to arrange
  4. 4 to promise
  5. 5 to stipulate
  6. 6 to make an appointment
  7. 7 stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
  8. 8 an arrangement
  9. 9 a deal
  10. 10 appointment
  11. 11 undertaking
  12. 12 commitment
  13. 13 understanding
  14. 14 engagement
  15. 15 stipulation
约会
yuē huì
  1. 1 appointment
  2. 2 engagement
  3. 3 date
  4. 4 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to arrange to meet
纽约
Niǔ yuē
  1. 1 New York
隐形
yǐn xíng
  1. 1 invisible
隐私
yǐn sī
  1. 1 secrets
  2. 2 private business
  3. 3 privacy
隐藏
yǐn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to shelter
  5. 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
  6. 6 to hide oneself
  7. 7 to lie low
  8. 8 to nestle
  9. 9 hidden
  10. 10 implicit
  11. 11 private
  12. 12 covert
  13. 13 recessed (lighting)
隐身
yǐn shēn
  1. 1 to hide oneself
  2. 2 invisible (person or online status)
隐隐
yǐn yǐn
  1. 1 faint
  2. 2 indistinct
预约
yù yuē
  1. 1 booking
  2. 2 reservation
  3. 3 to book
  4. 4 to make an appointment
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
公约
gōng yuē
  1. 1 convention (i.e. international agreement)
制约
zhì yuē
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 condition
北约
Běi yuē
  1. 1 NATO
  2. 2 abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
合约
hé yuē
  1. 1 treaty
  2. 2 contract
失约
shī yuē
  1. 1 to miss an appointment
婉约
wǎn yuē
  1. 1 graceful and subdued (style)

Idioms (12)

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)
时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
  1. 1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. 2 intermittently visible
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
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
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 to live frugally (idiom)
若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
  1. 1 faintly discernible (idiom)
词约指明
cí yuē zhǐ míng
  1. 1 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn
  1. 1 a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
  2. 2 sth too embarrassing to mention
  3. 3 an embarrassing illness

Sample Sentences

李探长隐约看到墙角放着一个摄像机和一个扩音喇叭，摄像机上的红灯正在闪烁。
Lǐ tànzhǎng yǐnyuē kàndào qiángjiǎo fàng zhe yī gè shèxiàngjī hé yī gè kuòyīn lǎba ，shèxiàngjī shàng de hóngdēng zhèngzài shǎnshuò 。
Detective Li could faintly make out a video camera and loudspeaker in the corner of the room. The red light on the video camera was blinking.
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只听“啪！”地一声，白烟在空中起火，火团中隐约看到白骨纷纷散落，之后便灰飞烟灭。
zhǐ tīng “pā ！”de yīshēng ，báiyān zài kōngzhōng qǐhuǒ ，huǒtuán zhōng yǐnyuē kàndào báigǔ fēnfēn sànluò ，zhīhòu biàn huīfēiyānmiè 。
With a loud bang, the white smoke caught fire. White bone dust flew about in the flames, and then suddenly, the flame vanished, smoke and all.
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