违 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
违约
wéiyuē
to breach a contract
Characters in this word
约 yuē
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 勺 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 若承包商无故拖延交付，将被视为违约并承担赔偿责任。 Ruò chéngbāoshāng wúgù tuōyán jiāofù, jiāng bèi shì wéi wéiyuē bìng chéngdān péicháng zérèn. If the contractor delays delivery without cause, it will be deemed a breach of contract and will bear liability for compensation.
- 我们签了合同，就不能随意违约。 Wǒmen qiānle hétong, jiù bù néng suíyì wéiyuē. Now that we have signed the contract, we cannot breach it at will.
- 他因违约支付了一大笔赔偿金。 Tā yīn wéiyuē zhīfùle yī dà bǐ péichángjīn. He paid a large sum of compensation for breaching the contract.
Related words
- 违法 wéifǎ to break the law; illegal
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 违规 wéiguī to break rules; against rules
- 久违 jiǔwéi long-awaited; not seen for a long time
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against
- 违章 wéizhāng to violate regulations
- 大约 dàyuē about; approximately
- 节约 jiéyuē to save; to use sparingly
- 约 yuē to arrange to meet
- 约会 yuēhuì date
- 签约 qiānyuē to sign a contract
- 约束 yuēshù to restrict