签
sign; label; slip; draw lots
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesverb
to sign; to autograph; to endorse
Can be used for official documents, daily notes, or personal items. Often abbreviated as 签 in daily speech.
Please sign your name on this contract.
I have already signed the delivery receipt.
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Please sign and seal this reimbursement form.
He signed his name on the meeting minutes.
Please write your name on the registration form.
verb
to annotate; to add comments
formalCommonly used for official documents, reports, or academic materials. Can refer to writing brief notes on a text.
The leader added comments on this work report.
Please submit this meeting proposal with your annotation to the higher authorities for approval.
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The teacher wrote a comment on my composition.
He added revision notes to the meeting agenda.
The secretary added a brief annotation to the document.
noun
lot; slip for divination/games
Often used in traditional divination activities or casual games. Usually used with the nominal suffix 儿 in daily speech.
Tourists draw lots at the temple to pray for good luck.
This board game requires everyone to take turns drawing task slips.
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Divination by drawing lots is one of China's traditional folk activities.
The lottery slips for the wedding raffle are placed in a red brocade box.
Children play a game of drawing slips to answer questions.
noun
label; bookmark; tag
Can refer to book marks, price tags, or identification labels. Often used with the nominal suffix 儿 in daily speech.
Please stick a paper label on the book cover to mark the title.
I put a bookmark in my favorite page of the book.
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All the products in the supermarket have price tags attached.
The teacher used tags to mark the paragraphs that need detailed explanation.
This document has an urgent processing label attached to it.
noun
toothpick; thin wooden stick
Commonly refers to wooden toothpicks used after meals. Can also refer to other thin pointed wooden sticks.
Please use a toothpick to clean food debris from your teeth after a meal.
The craftsman built a miniature model with bamboo sticks.
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The barbecue vendor skewered lamb kebabs with sticks.
The children made simple handmade toys with bamboo sticks.
The takeout set comes with disposable toothpicks.
verb
to baste; to loosely stitch
technical (tailoring)A garment-making term, referring to temporary, loose stitching to hold fabric in place before final sewing.
The tailor will baste the hem on the fabric before final sewing.
You need to baste the collar when making clothes to prevent it from deforming.
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She basted a temporary hem on her new skirt.
Handmade tailors often use basting stitches to fix fabric positions.
He sewed simple basting stitches along the fabric seam.