How to say “sign” in Chinese
sign (a treaty)
“Sign” in Chinese is 签订, qiān dìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
签订 is read qiān dìng: 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
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: a bamboo tag. The bottom is the same as in 检 jiǎn and 险 xiǎn.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 丁 dīng hints at the sound.
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 “签订”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 签订. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 双方签订了合作协议shuāngfāngqiāndìnglehézuòxiéyìThe sides signed a cooperation agreement.
More words from the lesson “Negotiations”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sign” in Chinese?
“Sign” in Chinese is 签订, pinyin qiāndìng.
What does 签订 mean?
签订 (qiāndìng) means “sign (a treaty)”.
How do you write 签订?
签订 is 2 characters: 签 (qiān) — sign; label, tag; 订 (dìng) — order, book. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 签订?
签订 is read qiāndìng. Tones: qiān — first tone, dìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sign” in the lesson “Negotiations”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” 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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