qiān dìng
conclude and sign; sign
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我们已经签订了合同。
Wǒmen yǐjīng qiàndìngle hétóng.
We have already signed the contract.
他们正在签订协议。
Tāmen zhèngzài qiàndìng xiéyì.
They are signing the agreement.
我需要你签订这份文件。
Wǒ xūyào nǐ qiàndìng zhè fèn wénjiàn.
I need you to sign this document.
废除 (fèichū)
abolish
取消 (qǔxiāo)
cancel
The Chinese word "签订" is composed of two characters: "签" and "订". The character "签" originally meant "a wooden slip used for writing or divination". In ancient China, people would write contracts or agreements on wooden slips and then sign them by pressing their seals on the slips. The character "订" originally meant "to make a covenant or agreement". It is composed of the radical "言" (speech) and the phonetic component "定" (to settle). The character "签订" is a combination of these two characters, and it means "to sign an agreement or contract".
