隐约 meaning in English

yǐnyuē

vague; faint; indistinct

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 隱約17 strokes

Meaning of 隐约

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐnyuē
  1. vague; faint; indistinct

隐约 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā隐yǐn约yuē地dì有yǒu一yī种zhǒng的de内nèi疚jiù感gǎn。
She had a vague feeling of guilt.
透tòu过guò薄bó雾wù,我wǒ隐yǐn约yuē看kàn见jiàn了le我wǒ的de未wèi来lái。
In looking through the mist, I caught a glimpse of my future.

Stroke order for each character

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隐 yǐn · to hide · 11 strokes

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约 yuē · to make an appointment · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 隐约.

大约dàyuēapproximately; probably
节约jiéyuēto economize; to conserve (resources)
约会yuēhuìappointment; engagement
签约qiānyuēto sign a contract or agreement
约束yuēshùto restrict; to limit to
制约zhìyuēto restrict; condition
隐藏yǐncángto hide; to conceal
约定yuēdìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
预约yùyuēbooking; reservation
合约héyuēcontract; agreement
隐私yǐnsīsecrets; private business
隐瞒yǐnmánto conceal; to hide (a taboo subject)

Questions about 隐约

What does 隐约 mean?

隐约 (yǐnyuē) means "vague; faint; indistinct" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 隐约?

隐约 is made of 2 characters: 隐 (11 strokes), 约 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 隐约 an HSK word?

Yes. 隐约 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 隐约 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 隐约 is written 隱約.