Chinese symbol for “approximately”
大约
dà yuē
Traditional: 大約
approximately; probably
The closest CC-CEDICT match for approximately is 大约 (dà yuē), defined as: approximately; probably.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “approximately”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来 (來) | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 约合 (約合) | yuē hé | approximately; about (some numerical value) |
| 约 (約) | yuē | to make an appointment; to invite |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大约.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 约定 (約定) | yuē dìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain |
See also: Japanese symbol for “approximately”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.