How to say “contract” in Chinese
contract
“Contract” in Chinese is 合同, hé tóng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
合同 is read hé tóng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The same sign forms the top of 拿 “take, hold”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “合同”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 合同. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 合同签了吗？hétóngqiānlemaHas the contract been signed?
- 我们明天签合同wǒmenmíngtiānqiānhétóngWe're signing the contract tomorrow.
- 合同什么时候到期？hétóngshénmeshíhoudàoqīWhen does the contract expire?
- 这份合同的期限是三年zhèfènhétóngdeqīxiànshìsānniánThe term of this contract is three years.
- 双方都必须履行合同shuāngfāngdōubìxūlǚxínghétóngBoth parties must fulfill the contract.
- 双方因合同发生了纠纷。shuāngfāngyīnhétóngfāshēnglejiūfēnA dispute arose between the parties over the contract.
More words from the lesson “The client and the contract”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “contract” in Chinese?
“Contract” in Chinese is 合同, pinyin hétóng.
What does 合同 mean?
合同 (hétóng) means “contract”.
How do you write 合同?
合同 is 2 characters: 合 (hé) — join; fit; 同 (tóng) — same, together. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 合同?
合同 is read hétóng. Tones: hé — second tone, tóng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“contract” in the lesson “The client and the contract”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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