draft treaty; preliminary agreement
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
draft treaty; preliminary agreement; unsigned contract
formalUsed in legal, diplomatic, and business contexts to refer to a preliminary version of an agreement before final signing. It outlines the terms but is not legally binding.
Liǎng两
guó国
dài代
biǎo表
jīng经
guò过
duō多
lún轮
tán谈
pàn判
，
zhōng终
yú于
dá达
chéng成
le了
yī一
fèn份
cǎo草
yuē约
。
After several rounds of negotiations, representatives from the two countries finally reached a draft treaty.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
cǎo草
yuē约
，
zuì最
zhōng终
tiáo条
kuǎn款
hái还
xū需
dǒng董
shì事
huì会
pī批
zhǔn准
。
This is only a preliminary agreement; the final terms still need board approval.
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Zài在
qiān签
shǔ署
zhèng正
shì式
hé合
tong同
qián前
，
shuāng双
fāng方
xiān先
nǐ拟
dìng定
le了
yī一
fèn份
cǎo草
yuē约
。
Before signing the formal contract, both parties first drafted a preliminary agreement.
Zhè这
fèn份
cǎo草
yuē约
bù不
jù具
yǒu有
fǎ法
lǜ律
yuē约
shù束
lì力
。
This draft treaty does not have legal binding force.
Cǎo草
yuē约
de的
tiáo条
kuǎn款
wèi为
hòu后
xù续
zhèng正
shì式
tán谈
pàn判
diàn奠
dìng定
le了
jī基
chǔ础
。
The terms of the preliminary agreement laid the foundation for subsequent formal negotiations.