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大约

dà yuē · da yue

Traditional 大約

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. approximately
  2. probably
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About how long?

  1. Dengdeng

    去(qù)山(shān)上(shàng)大约(dàyuē)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    About how long does it take to go up the mountain?

  2. Liangliang

    大约(dàyuē)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    About two hours.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)说(shuō)大约(dàyuē)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Last time you also said about two hours.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，后来(hòulái)我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)了(le)四个(sìgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Yes, and then we walked for four hours.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这次(zhècì)大约(dàyuē)是(shì)几个(jǐge)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    So this time, about how many hours?

  6. Liangliang

    大约(dàyuē)……我们(wǒmen)带点(dàidiǎn)吃的(chīde)吧(ba)。

    About... let's bring some food.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)大(dà)约(yuē)三(sān)年(nián)前(qián)开(kāi)始(shǐ)学(xué)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)。

Tom began to learn French about three years ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)大(dà)约(yuē)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)同(tóng)年(nián)纪(jì)。

She is about my age.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

约
yuē

to make an appointment; to invite

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