签订 (qiān dìng) — to sign (a treaty, contract, agreement, etc.)
Definition
Used specifically for signing formal documents (treaties, contracts, agreements). Stronger/more formal than 签约 or 签署, which are also 'to sign an agreement' but more general; 订 alone means 'to order/book' or 'to draw up'.
verb
to sign (a treaty, contract, agreement, etc.)
Examples
- 签订。Liǎng guó qiān dìng le yǒu hǎo tiáo yuē.The two countries signed a friendship treaty.
- 签订。Wǒ men gōng sī gāng qiān dìng le yí gè dà xiàng mù.Our company just signed a big project.
- 签订。Shuāng fāng jué dìng qiān dìng yí fèn cháng qī hé zuò xié yì.Both sides decided to sign a long-term cooperation agreement.
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