yuē

treaty, agreement, covenant

DEFINITIONS

約 yuē
  • to make an appointment
  • to invite
  • approximately
  • pact
  • treaty
  • to economize
  • to restrict
  • to reduce (a fraction)
  • concise
約 yāo
  • to weigh in a balance or on a scale

WORDS

反酷刑折磨公 fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
束 shòu yuē shù restricted; constrained
可通 kě tōng yuē commensurable; having a common measure
hé yuē treaty; contract
和平條 hé píng tiáo yuē peace treaty
hé yuē peace treaty
shāng yuē trade treaty
塞繆爾・翰遜 sāi miù ěr ・ yuē hàn xùn Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer
dà yuē approximately; probably
大衛營和 dà wèi yíng hé yuē the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
天津條 tiān jīn tiáo yuē Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China
shī yuē to miss an appointment
qì yuē agreement; contract
橋牌 qì yuē qiáo pái contract bridge (card game)
精神 qì yuē jīng shén culture of honoring contractual obligations
而至 rú yuē ér zhì to arrive as planned; right on schedule
wǎn yuē graceful and subdued (style)
hūn yuē engagement; wedding contract
shǒu yuē to keep an appointment; to keep one's word
dìng yuē to conclude a treaty; to make an agreement; contract (at bridge)
mì yuē secret appointment
尼布楚條 ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
lǚ yuē to keep a promise; to honor an agreement
保證金 lǚ yuē bǎo zhèng jīn performance bond (international trade)
拉薩條 lā sà tiáo yuē Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet