大约
dàyuēTraditional: 大约
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Translation
approximately, about, roughly
Word origin
A compound of 大 (dà, big, broad) and 约 (yuē, to bind, to estimate), conveying a broad estimate rather than an exact figure.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 大 (dà, big) + 约 (yuē, to estimate)
Stroke order
大
约
Examples
。
This road is about ten kilometres long.
。
He is roughly thirty years old.
。
The meeting starts at about two in the afternoon.
百。
Around five hundred people live here.
。
We still have to wait about an hour.
大约 (dà yuē) is an adverb meaning approximately or roughly, used before a quantity, time or measurement to signal that the figure is an estimate.
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