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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Signing the Contract

Sign the contract with the buyer and her colleague: hear it is in two copies, ask where to sign, sign and stamp, hear when it takes effect, call it black on white, and wish everyone happy cooperation.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The small meeting room off the expo hall in Hangzhou, two copies of the contract side by side, the company's red seal in Lan's hand and the buyer standing to watch.

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一式 两份。yí shì liǎng fènin two identical copies, word for word one form two copies
合同 一式 两份。hétong yí shì liǎng fènThe contract, in two copies.
签字。qiānzìto sign, word for word sign characters
在 哪里 签字？zài nǎlǐ qiānzìWhere do I sign?
两 份 都 要 签 吗？liǎng fèn dōu yào qiān maDo both copies need signing?
盖章。gàizhāngto stamp, word for word put on the seal
这里 签字， 这里 盖章。zhèlǐ qiānzì, zhèlǐ gàizhāngSign here, stamp here.
来， 拍 一 张 照片！lái, pāi yì zhāng zhàopiànCome, let's take a photo!
生效。shēngxiàoto take effect, word for word give birth to effect
什么 时候 生效？shénme shíhou shēngxiàoWhen does it take effect?

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