Definition
签约 (qiān yuē) means 'to sign a contract/agreement' and is a separable verb (离合词) — you can insert words like 了 or a number: 签了一个约. It's more specific to contracts than 签订 (qiān dìng, sign a document) and less formal than 签署 (qiān shǔ, sign official documents).
verb
to sign a contractto sign an agreement
Examples
- 签约。Wǒmen xià gè yuè qiān yuē.We will sign the contract next month.
- ，。Wǒmen yǐjīng qiān le yí gè yuē, míngtiān kāishǐ gōngzuò.We have already signed a contract and will start working tomorrow.
- 签约，。Zài qiān yuē yíshì shàng, shuāngfāng dōu biǎoshì mǎnyì.At the signing ceremony, both parties expressed satisfaction.
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