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签

qiān · qian

Traditional 簽 / 籖 / 籤

HSK 5

Meaning

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qiān 簽

  1. to sign one's name
  2. to write brief comments on a document
  3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 / 签 (qiān))
  4. visa

qiān 籖

  1. Japanese variant of 籤 / 签 (qiān)

qiān 籤

  1. inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
  2. small wood sliver
  3. label
  4. tag
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In a conversation

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Signing for a package

  1. Dengdeng

    快递(kuàidì)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)来(lái)签(qiān)一下(yīxià)。

    The package is here, come sign for it.

  2. Liangliang

    签(qiān)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Where do I sign?

  3. Dengdeng

    最(zuì)下面(xiàmiàn)，签(qiān)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)。

    At the bottom, sign your name.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)。我(wǒ)签(qiān)得(de)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Done. I signed it really nicely!

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)名字(míngzi)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)是(shì)一幅(yīfú)画(huà)。

    This is a name? I think it is a drawing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)的(de)经(jīng)纪(jì)人(rén)谈(tán)过(guò)之(zhī)前(qián)，我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)签(qiān)任(rèn)何(hé)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I'm not signing anything until I speak with my agent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)签(qiān)上(shàng)你(nǐ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

Please sign your name here.

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