联署 (lián shǔ) — to co-sign, to jointly sign (a document, petition, or statement)
Definition
联署 means 'co-sign' — multiple people sign one document together to show shared support (petitions, open letters, agreements). It is NOT just 'sign' alone; the 联 stresses the joint, collective act.
verb
to co-signto jointly sign (a document, petition, or statement)
Examples
- 联署。Zhè fèn qǐng yuàn shū yǐ jīng yǒu sān bǎi rén lián shǔ le.Three hundred people have already co-signed this petition.
- 联署。Duō gè guó jiā de dài biǎo lián shǔ le zhè xiàng xié yì.Representatives from multiple countries jointly signed this agreement.
- 联署。Tā men jué dìng lián shǔ yì fēng gōng kāi xìn biǎo dá bù mǎn.They decided to co-sign an open letter to express their dissatisfaction.
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