yuē

treaty, agreement, covenant

HSK 4 #424

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

wǎn yuē graceful and subdued (style)
dìng yuē to conclude a treaty; to make an agreement; contract (at bridge)
尼布楚条 ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
保证金 lǚ yuē bǎo zhèng jīn performance bond (international trade)
拉萨条 lā sà tiáo yuē Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet
收购要 shōu gòu yāo yuē takeover bid
改订伊犁条 gǎi dìng yī lí tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
教义和圣 jiào yì hé shèng yuē Doctrine and Covenants
wén yuē contract; written agreement
斯密瑟 sī mì yuē sè Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
全书 xīn yuē quán shū New Testament
施洗翰 shī xǐ yuē hàn John the Baptist
施洗者翰 shī xǐ zhě yuē hàn John the Baptist
旅大租地条 lǚ dà zū dì tiáo yuē unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia
日光节时 rì guāng jié yuē shí daylight saving time
shū yuē book contract
最大公数 zuì dà gōng yuē shù highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD
期货合 qī huò hé yuē futures contract (finance)
瑟 lǐ yuē sè Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
桑帕 sāng pà yuē Sampaio (name); Jorge Sampaio (1939-), Portuguese lawyer and politician, president of Portugal 1996-2006; Sampaio, town in Brazil
背盟 qì yuē bèi méng to abrogate an agreement; to break one's oath (idiom)
翰 bàng yuē hàn Papa John's (pizza chain)
shěn yuē Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书
法律束力 fǎ lǜ yuē shù lì legal force (i.e. binding in law)
消除对妇女一切形式歧视公 xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women