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(yuē huì) - date, appointment, rendezvous in Mandarin

yuēhuì

Traditional: 約會

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Translation

date, appointment, rendezvous

Word origin

A compound of 约 (yuē, 'to arrange, agree') and 会 (huì, 'to meet'), meaning 'appointment, date'. 约 is a phono-semantic compound of 纟(silk radical) with 勺 (sháo) as phonetic; the simplified 会 derives from 會, 'to gather, meet'.

Origin
compound
Root
约 (yuē, 'to arrange'; 纟silk + 勺 sháo phonetic) + 会 (huì, 'to meet')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 约

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Examples

They have a date.

She cancelled the date.

I made a date with a friend.

màn

Their first date was very romantic.

I have an important date tonight.

约会 (yuē huì) means date, appointment, rendezvous. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 18.