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大约
dà yuē
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- pinyin
- dà yuē
- simplified
- 大约
- traditional
- 大約
1 · adverb
approximately
表示数目、时间等不十分精确。
This slice marks an approximate quantity, not probably.
It takes about twenty minutes to walk from here to the post office.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
从这里走到邮局，大约需要二十分钟。
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