订立 dìnglì to conclude
to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc); to set up (a rule etc)
How to remember 订立: 订 make an order + 立 to stand = to conclude.
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How it is used
- To formally conclude / establish (a treaty, contract, rule) - 订立合同 (dìnglì hétong) enter into a contract; 订立条约 (dìnglì tiáoyuē) conclude a treaty.
- Formal/legal register for the act of setting up a binding agreement.
- Near-synonym 签订 (qiāndìng) emphasizes the signing; 订立 emphasizes establishing the terms.