Usage of the character 約

(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

zìfèng-jiǎnyuē

自奉俭约

[自奉儉約]

(idiom) to live frugally

tèyuējìzhě

特约记者

[特約記者]

special correspondent
stringer

Zhōng Fǎxīnyuē

中法新约

[中法新約]

treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France

yǔyánshìyuē

语言誓约

[語言誓約]

language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)

bùkětōngyuē

不可通约

[不可通約]

having no common measure
incommensurable
incommensurate

yuēdìngsúchéng

约定俗成

[約定俗成]

established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
customary convention

Yuēhàn'èrshū

约翰二书

[約翰二書]

Second epistle of St John

shōugòuyāoyuē

收购要约

[收購要約]

takeover bid

yǒuyuēzàixiān

有约在先

[有約在先]

to have a prior engagement

Shèngyuēhànsī

圣约翰斯

[聖約翰斯]

St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada

Yuēhàn· Běnrén

约翰·本仁

[約翰·本仁]

John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程／天路历程

Yuēhàn· Lābèi

约翰·拉贝

[約翰·拉貝]

John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period

Yuēhànnèisībǎo

约翰内斯堡

[約翰內斯堡]

Johannesburg, South Africa

zuìdàgōngyuēshù

最大公约数

[最大公約數]

highest common factor HCF
greatest common divisor GCD

Lǐyuērènèilú

里约热内卢

[里約熱內盧]

Rio de Janeiro

fǎlüyuēshùlì

法律约束力

[法律約束力]

legal force (i.e. binding in law)

chúlìngyǒuyuēdìng

除另有约定

[除另有約定]

unless otherwise agreed

Jiàoyìhé Shèngyuē

教义和圣约

[教義和聖約]

Doctrine and Covenants

Shīxǐzhě Yuēhàn

施洗者约翰

[施洗者約翰]

John the Baptist

lüyuēbǎozhèngjīn

履约保证金

[履約保證金]

performance bond (international trade)

Dàwèiyínghéyuē

大卫营和约

[大衛營和約]

the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

rìguāngjiéyuēshí

日光节约时

[日光節約時]

daylight saving time

bùpíngděngtiáoyuē

不平等条约

[不平等條約]

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

尼布楚条约

[尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

Yuēhàn· Huòjīnsī

约翰·霍金斯

[約翰·霍金斯]

John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain
Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist

xìndàiwéiyuēdiàoqī

信贷违约掉期

[信貸違約掉期]

credit default swap (finance)

yuēdìngzīxùnsùlü

约定资讯速率

[約定資訊速率]

committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR

Zhōng E Yīlí Tiáoyuē

中俄伊犁条约

[中俄伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

értóngquánlìgōngyuē

儿童权利公约

[兒童權利公約]

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Niǔyuē Dìguó Dàshà

纽约帝国大厦

[紐約帝國大廈]

Empire State Building

Gǎidìng Yīlí Tiáoyuē

改订伊犁条约

[改訂伊犁條約]

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

Lǐwǎjīyà Tiáoyuē

里瓦几亚条约

[里瓦幾亞條約]

Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg)

Zhōng E Gǎidìng Tiáoyuē

中俄改订条约

[中俄改訂條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Lü Dà Zūdì Tiáoyuē

旅大租地条约

[旅大租地條約]