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签约

qiān yuē · qian yue

Traditional 簽約

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to sign a contract or agreement
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Only the balcony

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)要(yào)去(qù)签约(qiānyuē)。

    I'm going to sign a contract this afternoon.

  2. Liangliang

    签约(qiānyuē)？签(qiān)什么(shénme)？

    Sign? Sign what?

  3. Dengdeng

    租房(zūfáng)合同(hétong)，那个(nàge)房子(fángzi)有(yǒu)大(dà)阳台(yángtái)。

    A rental contract. The flat has a big balcony.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)签约(qiānyuē)之前(zhīqián)看过(kànguò)房子(fángzi)吗(ma)？

    Great! Did you see the flat before signing?

  5. Dengdeng

    看过(kànguò)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)了(le)阳台(yángtái)。

    Yes, but I only looked at the balcony.

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2 examples
01

双(shuāng)方(fāng)今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)正(zhèng)式(shì)签(qiān)约(yuē)。

The two sides will formally sign the contract this afternoon.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)已(yǐ)经(jīng)和(hé)三(sān)位(wèi)新(xīn)歌(gē)手(shǒu)签(qiān)约(yuē)了(le)。

This company has already signed contracts with three new singers.

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