Chinese word

约会

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuē huì

Meaning

  • verbdate

Example

他们周末要约会。tā men zhōu mò yāo yuē huì

They will go on a date this weekend.

Illustration for 约会 (date)

More examples

我和女朋友打算明天晚上单独约会。wǒ hé nǚ péng yǒu dǎ suàn míng tiān wǎn shàng dān dú yuē huì

My girlfriend and I plan to go on a date alone tomorrow evening.

Core concept

A reserved time for people to come together, with the focus on the arranged meeting rather than the reason for it.

Common phrases

  • 和他单独约会hé tā dān dú yuē huì

    go on a date with him alone

  • 在公园约会zài gōng yuán yuē huì

    go on a date in the park

  • 跟女朋友约会gēn nǚ péng yǒu yuē huì

    go on a date with one's girlfriend

Similar words

约好yuē hǎo: Agree in advance on a time and place to meet.
见面jiàn miàn: Meet someone in person and face to face.
相约xiāng yuē: Agree together to meet at a planned time.
约定yuē dìng: Make an agreement in advance about a future meeting or other matter.

Definition in Chinese

事先约定时间和地点见面；作为动词表示与人约定见面，作为名词表示该次见面或约定本身。shì xiān yuē dìng shí jiān hé dì diǎn jiàn miàn zuò wéi dòng cí biǎo shì yǔ rén yuē dìng jiàn miàn zuò wéi míng cí biǎo shì gāi cì jiàn miàn huò yuē dìng běn shēn

Word origin

The form 约会 (yuēhuì, "date") combines 约 (yuē, "arrange") and 会 (huì, "meet"), giving it the basic sense of meeting by arrangement.

Usage tips

  • English date also names a day on the calendar, but this Chinese word refers to a meeting, not to the calendar day.

Other meanings

  • appointmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 约会地点yuē huì dì diǎndate locationnoun
  • 约会对象yuē huì duì xiàngdating partnernoun

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