直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 合同 hé tong contract / agreement / CL:份[fen4] syn 成交 chéng jiāo to complete a contract / to reach a deal syn 合约 合約 hé yuē contract / agreement / CL:份[fen4] syn 条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 契约 契約 qì yuē agreement / contract syn 签约 簽約 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement syn 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always syn 收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole syn 患有 huàn yǒu to contract (an illness) / to be afflicted with / to suffer from syn 承办 承辦 chéng bàn to undertake / to accept a contract syn 得病 dé bìng to fall ill / to contract a disease syn 婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement / wedding contract 协议书 協議書 xié yì shū contract / protocol syn 旧约 舊約 jiù yuē former agreement / former contract syn 桥牌 橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 文本 wén běn a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text syn 违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract) syn 校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities 毁约 毀約 huǐ yuē to break a promise / breach of contract 期货 期貨 qī huò abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance) 承包 chéng bāo to contract / to undertake (a job) syn 盟约 盟約 méng yuē contract of alliance / oath or treaty between allies syn 要约 要約 yāo yuè to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer / bid 签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) syn 解约 解約 jiě yuē to terminate an agreement / to cancel a contract 约束力 約束力 yuē shù lì (of a contract) binding (law) 字据 字據 zì jù written pledge / contract / IOU syn 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 承建 chéng jiàn to construct under contract 合同工 hé tòng gōng contract labour 续签 續簽 xù qiān to renew a contract / contract extension 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 甲方 jiǎ fāng party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3fang1], party B) 乙方 yǐ fāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3fang1], party A) 合同法 hé tong fǎ contract law 包工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 劳动合同 勞動合同 láo dòng hé tong labor contract / contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions 续约 續約 xù yuē to renew or extend a contract 承揽 承攬 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project syn 合同管理 contract management 发包 發包 fā bāo to put out to contract 一年期 yī nián qī one year period (in a contract or budget) 片约 片約 piàn yuē movie contract 缩略 縮略 suō lüè to contract / to abbreviate / abbreviation 缩紧 縮緊 suō jǐn to tighten / to contract / to shrink in 缔约方 締約方 dì yuē fāng party in a contract, treaty etc 承租方 chéng zū fāng borrower / leaser / the hiring side of a contract 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 立约 立約 lì yuē to make a contract syn 包 bāo to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 患 huàn to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 缩 縮 suō to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] syn 契 qì to carve / carved words / to agree / a contract / a deed syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 嗣 sì succession (to a title) / to inherit / continuing (a tradition) / posterity syn 婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract 害病 hài bìng to fall sick / to contract an illness syn 花押 huā yā signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc) syn 后勤能力合同 hòu qín néng lì hé tòng logistic capability contract / log cap contract 有条件供应合同 有條件供應合同 requirements contract / standby contract 备用合同 備用合同 requirements contract / standby contract 阴阳合同 陰陽合同 yīn yáng hé tóng a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities 宿弊 sù bì long-standing abuse / continuing fraud syn 延用决议 yán yòng jué yì continuing resolution 关于继续振兴不结盟运动的吉隆坡宣言 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Continuing the Revitalization of the Non-Aligned Movement 持续办理的项目 continuing project 非洲成人进修教育研究所 African Institute for Continuing Adult Education 合并中级进修教育方桉 合並中級進修教育方案 Combined Mid-level Continuing Education Programme 里约会议十周年全球海洋和海岸会议 里約會議十周年全球海洋和海岸會議 Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges / Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10 进修教育 進修教育 continuing education 以色列－巴勒斯坦经济合作常设委员会 以色列－巴勒斯坦經濟合作常設委員會 Israeli-Palestinian Continuing Committee for Economic Cooperation / Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation Committee 工读 工讀 gōng dú (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) / (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study 一如既往 yī rú - jì wǎng (idiom) just as in the past / as before / continuing as always syn 包产 包產 bāo chǎn to make a production contract 借契 jiè qì contract for a loan 偰 xiè contract (variant of 契[qi4]) 两方 兩方 liǎng fāng both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute) 出包 chū bāo to contract out / to run into problems 劵 quàn variant of 券 / bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) / contract / deed (i.e. title deeds) / ticket / voucher / certificate 合同各方 hé tong gè fāng parties to a contract (law) 契约桥牌 契約橋牌 qì yuē qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 婚前财产公证 婚前財產公證 hūn qián cái chǎn gōng zhèng prenuptial agreement / dowry contract 定约 定約 dìng yuē to conclude a treaty / to make an agreement / contract (at bridge) 书约 書約 shū yuē book contract 约契 約契 yuē qì contract / oath of allegiance 赖婚 賴婚 lài hūn to go back on a marriage contract / to repudiate an engagement 农村家庭联产承包责任制 農村家庭聯產承包責任制 nóng cūn jiā tíng lián chǎn chéng bāo zé rèn zhì rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income to productivity 违信背约 違信背約 wéi xìn bèi yuē in violation of contract and good faith 期货合约 期貨合約 qī huò hé yuē futures contract (finance) 合同管理科 hé tòng guǎn lǐ kē Contract Management Section 采购和合同管理科 Acquisition and Contract Management Section 国际合同惯例特设专家组 Ad Hoc Expert Group on International Contract Practices 合同管理股 hé tòng guǎn lǐ gǔ Contract Management Unit 国防合约审计局 Defense Contract Audit Agency 