Definition
画押 is a separable verb (离合词) that means 'to sign a document' or 'to make one's mark,' historically by drawing a cross or other personal symbol. The verb 画 can be split from the object 押 with measure words or modifiers, as in 画了押 ('signed') or 画个押 ('make a mark'). This term is common in legal or formal contexts, but also used colloquially to mean 'sign off'.
v.o.
to sign (a document)to make one's mark (by drawing a cross or symbol)
Examples
- 画押。Qǐng nǐ zài zhè fèn hétóng shàng huà yā.Please sign this contract.
- 。Tā huà le yā jiù zǒu le.He signed and left.
- 。Nǐ huà ge yā jiù xíng le.Just make your mark, that's enough.
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