签署 qiānshǔ to sign (an agreement)
How to remember 签署: 签 to sign + 署 bureau = to sign (an agreement).
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How it is used
- To sign (an important document), formal - 签署协议 (qiānshǔ xiéyì) to sign an agreement; 签署文件 to sign papers.
- More formal/official than 签 or 签名; used for treaties, contracts, official documents.
- Distinguish 签名 (qiānmíng, to autograph/sign one's name) which is the act of writing a name.
Example sentences
- 1978年中国和日本签署了和平条约。 1978nián zhōngguó hé rìběn qiānshǔ le hépíng tiáoyuē.In 1978 a peace treaty was concluded between Japan and China.