約〔约〕 joek³ {yāo}

to weigh in a balance or on a scale

約〔约〕 joek³ {yuē}

1. to make an appointment
2. to invite
3. approximately
4. pact
5. treaty
6. to economize
7. to restrict
8. to reduce (a fraction)
9. concise

約束〔约-〕 joek³ cuk¹ {yuē shù}

restriction; limit

約好〔约-〕 joek³ hou² {yuē hǎo}

(verb) agree; arrange

約伯〔约-〕 joek³ baak³ {Yuē bó}

1. Job (name)
2. Book of Job in the Old Testament

約出〔约-〕 joek³ ceot¹ {yuē chū}

to ask sb out (on a date etc)

約請〔约请〕 joek³ cing² {yuē qǐng}

1. to invite
2. to issue an invitation

約束〔约-〕 joek³ cuk¹ {yuē shù}

1. to restrict
2. to limit to
3. to constrain
4. restriction
5. constraint

約旦〔约-〕 joek³ daan³ {Yuē dàn}

Jordan

約定〔约-〕 joek³ ding⁶ {yuē dìng}

1. to agree on sth (after discussion)
2. to conclude a bargain
3. to arrange
4. to promise
5. to stipulate
6. to make an appointment
7. stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
8. an arrangement
9. a deal
10. appointment
11. undertaking
12. commitment
13. understanding
14. engagement
15. stipulation

約法〔约-〕 joek³ faat³ {yuē fǎ}

1. temporary law
2. provisional constitution

約分〔约-〕 joek³ fan⁶ {yuē fēn}

1. reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths)
2. to reduce a fraction by canceling common factors in the numerator and denominator

約計〔约计〕 joek³ gai³ {yuē jì}

1. approximate estimate
2. a rough count

約根〔约-〕 joek³ gan¹ {Yuē gēn}

Jurgen (name)

約見〔约见〕 joek³ gin³ {yuē jiàn}

1. to arrange an interview
2. an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)

約櫃〔约柜〕 joek³ gwai⁶ {yuē guì}

Ark of the Covenant

約克〔约-〕 joek³ hak¹ {Yuē kè}

York

約合〔约-〕 joek³ hap⁶ {yuē hé}

1. approximately
2. about (some numerical value)

約翰〔约-〕 joek³ hon⁶ {Yuē hàn}

1. John (name)
2. Johan (name)
3. Johann (name)

約言〔约-〕 joek³ jin⁴ {yuē yán}

1. promise
2. one's word
3. pledge
4. abbreviation

約契〔约-〕 joek³ kai³ {yuē qì}

1. contract
2. oath of allegiance

約略〔约-〕 joek³ loek⁶ {yuē lüè}

1. approximate
2. rough

約摸〔约-〕 joek³ mok² {yuē mo}

1. about
2. around
3. approximately
4. also written 約莫

約莫〔约-〕 joek³ mok² {yuē mo}

1. about
2. around
3. approximately

約納〔约纳〕 joek³ naap⁶ {Yuē nà}

Jonah

約炮〔约-〕 joek³ paau³ {yuē pào}

1. (slang) to hook up for a one night stand
2. booty call

約瑟〔约-〕 joek³ sat¹ {Yuē sè}

Joseph (name)

約數〔约数〕 joek³ sou³ {yuē shù}

1. divisor (of a number)
2. approximate number

約坦〔约-〕 joek³ taan² {Yuē tǎn}

Jotham (son of Uzziah)

約塔〔约-〕 joek³ taap³ {yāo tǎ}

iota (Greek letter Ιι)

約同〔约-〕 joek³ tung⁴ {yuē tóng}

1. to promise to accompany
2. an appointment (to go together with sb)

約會〔约会〕 joek³ wui⁶ {yuē huì}

1. appointment
2. engagement
3. date
4. CL: 次,個
5. to arrange to meet

約集〔约-〕 joek³ zaap⁶ {yuē jí}

1. to assemble by agreement
2. to gather

約制〔约-〕 joek³ zai³ {yuē zhì}

1. to bind
2. to restrict
3. to constrain

約章〔约-〕 joek³ zoeng¹ {yuē zhāng}

charter

約伯記〔约-记〕 joek³ baak³ gei³ {Yuē bó jì}

Book of Job (in the Old Testament)

約束力〔约--〕 joek³ cuk¹ lik⁶ {yuē shù lì}

(of a contract) binding (law)

約旦河〔约--〕 joek³ daan³ ho⁴ {Yuē dàn Hé}

Jordan River

約等於〔约-于〕 joek³ dang² jyu¹ {yuē děng yú}

approximately equal to

約克郡〔约--〕 joek³ hak¹ gwan⁶ {Yuē kè jùn}

Yorkshire (English region)

約翰遜〔约-逊〕 joek³ hon⁶ seon³ {Yuē hàn xùn}

Johnson or Johnston (name)

約珥書〔约-书〕 joek³ ji⁶ syu¹ {Yuē ěr shū}

Book of Joel

約拿書〔约-书〕 joek³ naa⁴ syu¹ {Yuē ná shū}

Book of Jonah

約沙法〔约--〕 joek³ saa¹ faat³ {Yuē shā fǎ}

Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)

約西亞〔约-亚〕 joek³ sai¹ aa³ {Yuē xī yà}

Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)

約瑟夫〔约--〕 joek³ sat¹ fu¹ {Yuē sè fū}

Joseph (name)

約書亞〔约书亚〕 joek³ syu¹ aa³ {Yuē shū yà}

Joshua (name)

約維克〔约维-〕 joek³ wai⁴ hak¹ {Yāo wéi kè}

Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)

約束條件〔约-条-〕 joek³ cuk¹ tiu⁴ gin² {yuē shù tiáo jiàn}

1. restrictive condition
2. constraint

約定俗成〔约---〕 joek³ ding⁶ zuk⁶ sing⁴ {yuē dìng sú chéng}

1. established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
2. customary convention

約當現金〔约当现-〕 joek³ dong¹ jin⁶ gam¹ {yuē dāng xiàn jīn}

cash equivalent (accountancy)

約法三章〔约---〕 joek³ faat³ saam¹ zoeng¹ {yuē fǎ sān zhāng}

to agree on three laws (idiom); provisional agreement made by new dynastic government with the people

約翰保羅〔约--罗〕 joek³ hon⁶ bou² lo⁴ {Yuē hàn Bǎo luó}

1. John Paul (name)
2. Pope John Paul II, Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), Pope 1978-2005

約翰福音〔约---〕 joek³ hon⁶ fuk¹ jam¹ {Yuē hàn Fú yīn}

Gospel according to St John

約翰一書〔约--书〕 joek³ hon⁶ jat¹ syu¹ {Yuē hàn yī shū}

First epistle of St John

約翰壹書〔约--书〕 joek³ hon⁶ jat¹ syu¹ {Yuē hàn yī shū}

1. First epistle of St John
2. also written 約翰一書

約翰二書〔约--书〕 joek³ hon⁶ ji⁶ syu¹ {Yuē hàn èr shū}

Second epistle of St John

約翰貳書〔约-贰书〕 joek³ hon⁶ ji⁶ syu¹ {Yuē hàn èr shū}

1. Second epistle of St John
2. also written 約翰二書

約翰三書〔约--书〕 joek³ hon⁶ saam¹ syu¹ {Yuē hàn sān shū}

Third epistle of St John

約翰參書〔约-参书〕 joek³ hon⁶ saam¹ syu¹ {Yuē hàn cān shū}

1. Third epistle of St John
2. also written 約翰三書

約翰斯頓〔约--顿〕 joek³ hon⁶ si¹ deon⁶ {Yuē hàn sī dùn}

Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

約略估計〔约--计〕 joek³ loek⁶ gu² gai³ {yuē lüè gū jì}

1. approximate estimate
2. to reckon roughly

約書亞記〔约书亚记〕 joek³ syu¹ aa³ gei³ {Yuē shū yà jì}

Book of Joshua

約會對象〔约会对-〕 joek³ wui⁶ deoi³ zoeng⁶ {yuē huì duì xiàng}

1. partner for dating
2. a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)

約翰尼斯堡〔约----〕 joek³ hon⁶ noi⁶ si¹ bou² {yuē hàn ní sī bǎo}

Johannesburg

約翰內斯堡〔约-内--〕 joek³ hon⁶ noi⁶ si¹ bou² {Yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo}

Johannesburg, South Africa

約定資訊速率〔约-资讯--〕 joek³ ding⁶ zi¹ seon³ cuk¹ leot² {yuē dìng zī xùn sù lǜ}

1. committed information rate (Frame Relay)
2. CIR