Chinese word

相约

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāng yuē

Meaning

  • verbarrange to meet

Example

她和我相约在公园见面。tā hé wǒ xiāng yuē zài gōng yuán jiàn miàn

She and I agreed to meet at the park.

Illustration for 相约 (arrange to meet)

More examples

我们决定周末在山脚下相约一起爬山。wǒ men jué dìng zhōu mò zài shān jiǎo xià xiāng yuē yì qǐ pá shān

We decided to meet at the foot of the mountain on the weekend and climb it together.

Core concept

An agreed plan brings two people toward the same meeting.

Common phrases

  • 相约见面xiāng yuē jiàn miàn

    arrange to meet

  • 与朋友相约yǔ péng yǒu xiāng yuē

    arrange to meet a friend

  • 相约在门口xiāng yuē zài mén kǒu

    arrange to meet at the entrance

Similar words

约yuē: Set a time and place in advance to meet.
约好yuē hǎo: Firmly agree on the time and place for a future meeting.
见面jiàn miàn: Be together with another person at the same place.
约定yuē dìng: Reach a formal agreement on a future action or condition.

Definition in Chinese

与对方商定在某一时间和地点见面。yǔ duì fāng shāng dìng zài mǒu yì shí jiān hé dì diǎn jiàn miàn

Word origin

The word joins 相 (xiāng, "mutually") and 约 (yuē, "agree or arrange"), highlighting a meeting planned and accepted by both sides.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "meet," this verb can describe the agreement before anyone arrives, so it suits plans that have not yet happened.

Other meanings

  • promiseverb
  • agreeverb

Opposites

  • 爽约shuǎng yuēbreak an appointmentverb
  • 失约shī yuēfail to keep an appointmentverb

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