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公证

gōngzhèng

to notarise

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Characters in this word

公 gōng

Strokes
4
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
八 eight 厶 private, secret
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 公

证 zhèng

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 遗嘱经过公证后,继承纠纷的处理会更有法律依据。 Yízhǔ jīngguò gōngzhèng hòu, jìchéng jiūfēn de chǔlǐ huì gèng yǒu fǎlǜ yījù. After a will has been notarised, the handling of inheritance disputes has a stronger legal basis.
  • 这份合同需要公证,才能在国外使用。 Zhè fèn hétong xūyào gōngzhèng, cái néng zài guówài shǐyòng. This contract must be notarised before it can be used abroad.
  • 他带着证件去公证处,办理出生证明公证。 Tā dài zhe zhèngjiàn qù gōngzhèngchù, bànlǐ chūshēng zhèngmíng gōngzhèng. He took his documents to the notary office to have his birth certificate notarised.

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