HSK 3 · Quantity & Measure

大约

dà yuē

approximately; about

Stroke order of 大约

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes 约 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

A big 大 person with silk 纟 binding 约: roughly tied in, an approximate size.

Parts: 大 big + 约 about (纟 thread + 勺)

The characters in 大约

大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)
约 yuē — to make an appointment; about (6 strokes)

Example sentence

大约有五十个人。

There were about fifty people.

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor

Words with 约

节约to save; to economize 约to make an appointment; about

More words: Quantity & Measure

数量quantity; amount 比例proportion; ratio 程度degree; level 范围range; scope 面积area 将近nearly; almost 左右about; left and right 至少at least 足够enough 整整whole; fully 顿(measure word for meals); pause 束bunch; bundle 架frame; (measure word for planes)支(measure word for pens); to support 所place; (measure word for buildings)

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