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合约

héyuē

contract; agreement

Hands with a pen over a signed document with a ribbon
Memory picture

Characters in this word

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

约 yuē

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 勺 spoon, ladle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这份合约虽然篇幅不长,却明确限制了双方的核心义务。 Zhè fèn héyuē suīrán piānfú bù cháng, què míngquè xiànzhì le shuāngfāng de héxīn yìwù. Although this contract is not long, it clearly defines the core obligations of both parties.
  • 手机合约到期以后,我就换了新的运营商。 Shǒujī héyuē dàoqī yǐhòu, wǒ jiù huàn le xīn de yùnyíngshāng. After my phone contract expired, I switched to a new provider.
  • 球员和俱乐部签了一份为期三年的合约。 Qiúyuán hé jùlèbù qiān le yí fèn wéiqī sān nián de héyuē. The player signed a three-year contract with the club.

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