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合同

hé tong · he tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. contract; agreement
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The rental contract

  1. Dengdeng

    房东(fángdōng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一份(yīfèn)合同(hétong)，我(wǒ)要(yào)签字(qiānzì)了(le)。

    The landlord gave me a contract. I'm going to sign it.

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)别(bié)签(qiān)，你(nǐ)看清楚(kànqīngchǔ)合同(hétong)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Don't sign yet. Have you read the contract carefully?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)二十页(èrshíyè)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看了(kànle)第一页(dìyīyè)。

    It has twenty pages. I only read the first page.

  4. Liangliang

    合同(hétong)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)，你(nǐ)要(yào)看完(kànwán)。

    Contracts are important. You must read it all.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，第十九页(dìshíjiǔyè)写着(xiězhe)：我(wǒ)每个月(měigèyuè)要(yào)请(qǐng)房东(fángdōng)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Hey, page nineteen says I have to treat the landlord to a meal every month.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)说(shuō)要(yào)看完(kànwán)吧(ba)！

    See, I told you to read it all!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

合(hé)同(tóng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)到(dào)手(shǒu)了(le)，那(nà)就(jiù)出(chū)去(qù)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)一(yí)下(xià)吧(ba)。

The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)的(de)合(hé)同(tóng)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)底(dǐ)到(dào)期(qī)。

Their contract is to run out at the end of this month.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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合
hé

to close; to join

同
tóng

like; same

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