签 (qiān) — to sign (one's name on a document); to sign (a contract, agreement, etc.)
Definition
签 (qiān) is a verb meaning 'to sign' — a document, contract, or one's name. It is the base verb in compounds like 签名 and 签字; 签署 is the more formal written version for official documents.
verb
to sign (one's name on a document)to sign (a contract, agreement, etc.)
Easily confused
- 答dálook-aliketo answer, to reply, to respond
- 千qiānsound-alikethousand
- 捡jiǎnlook-aliketo pick up; to collect; to gather
- 牵qiānsound-aliketo pull, to lead (an animal on a tether)
- 第dìlook-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 迁qiānsound-aliketo move; to relocate (residence, office, capital, etc.)
Examples
- 签。Qǐng nǐ zài zhǐ shàng qiān shàng nǐ de míng zì.Please sign your name on the paper.
- 签。Wǒ men zuó tiān qiān le sān fèn hé tong.We signed three contracts yesterday.
- 签。Tā jīn tiān xià wǔ yào qù yín háng qiān yí fèn wén jiàn.He is going to the bank this afternoon to sign a document.
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