Chinese word

加盖

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā gài

Meaning

  • verbstamp

Example

在票据上加盖印章才能生效。zài piào jù shàng jiā gài yìn zhāng cái néng shēng xiào

The document becomes valid only after it is stamped.

Illustration for 加盖 (stamp)

More examples

请在合同上加盖公章。qǐng zài hé tóng shàng jiā gài gōng zhāng

Please stamp the contract with the official seal.

Core concept

Putting an official seal onto paper turns it into a formally recognized document.

Common phrases

  • 加盖印章jiā gài yìn zhāng

    stamp with a seal

  • 加盖公章jiā gài gōng zhāng

    stamp with an official seal

Similar words

盖章gài zhāng: To put a seal on a document to confirm its official approval or make it valid.
签字qiān zì: To sign one's name by hand on a document as a sign of agreement or approval.

Definition in Chinese

在文件或票据上按上印章以示正式通过或使其生效的动作。zài wén jiàn huò piào jù shàng àn shàng yìn zhāng yǐ shì zhèng shì tōng guò huò shǐ qí shēng xiào de dòng zuò

Word origin

The compound combines 加 (jiā, "add") with 盖 (gài, "cover"), whose extended modern sense includes placing a seal on a document.

Usage tips

  • On forms and in instructions, this word often marks a required process step, so its presence can signal that the document is incomplete until an authorized mark is added.

Other meanings

  • sealverb

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