协议书

• Pinyin: xié yì shū
• Hanzi breakdown: 协议 = agreement; 书 = 聿 (brush) simplified, meaning document or writing

Meaning

Written agreement; formal contract document. A document containing the terms of an agreement.

The physical or digital document that records an agreement. More specific than 协议, emphasizing the written form. Types include 离婚协议书 (divorce agreement), 租房协议书 (rental agreement), 合作协议书 (cooperation agreement).

Examples

1. 请在协议书上签字并盖章。 Please sign and stamp the agreement.
2. 协议书一式两份，双方各执一份。 The agreement is made in duplicate, with each party keeping one copy.
3. 律师帮我们起草了一份协议书。 The lawyer helped us draft an agreement.

Usage Guide

Context: legal, contracts

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 协议书的内容双方都同意了吗？(Do both parties agree to the contents of the agreement?)
• 这份协议书需要公证。(This agreement needs to be notarized.)

Don't Say

• 口头协议书 (Contradiction — 协议书 implies a written document; use 口头协议 for verbal agreements)

Origin & History

Compound of 协议 (agreement) and 书 (document, writing), literally a written agreement.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal