相约 xiāngyuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
How to remember 相约: 相 mutual + 约 make an appointment = to agree (on a meeting place, date etc).
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How it is used
- To arrange to meet or do something together - 我们相约周末去爬山 (wǒmen xiāngyuē zhōumò qù páshān) we made a plan to go hiking on the weekend.
- Stresses a mutual agreement between two sides, more than one-directional 约 (yuē); slightly literary and warm.