大约
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
大约 (dàyuē) · about
大约 (dàyuē) means “about; approximately”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 约 (to arrange to meet). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大约 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
约 yuē · to arrange to meet
What 约 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大约有五十个人来了。Dàyuē yǒu wǔshí gè rén lái le.About fifty people came.
他大约七点到。Tā dàyuē qī diǎn dào.He will arrive at about seven.
Questions about 大约
What does 大约 mean?
大约 (dàyuē) means “about; approximately”.
How do you pronounce 大约?
大约 is pronounced dàyuē.
Which HSK level is 大约?
大约 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大约 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.