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签单挂帐

English translation: sign a bill and put it on books


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Chinese term or phrase:签单挂帐
English translation:sign a bill and put it on books
Entered by: Anderson Zheng
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12:42 Dec 2, 2008
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Law/Patents - Accounting
Chinese term or phrase: 签单挂帐
请教这个词怎么译呢?sign a bill and put it on account,可以这样说吗?
Anderson Zheng
China
Local time: 19:18
sign a bill and put it on books
Explanation:
签单:sign a bill

"挂账"可以译为put it on books(这里的books就是账簿的意思), charge it to (one's) account, or run up an account.
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Helen Li
Singapore
Local time: 19:18
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4 +2sign the bill
Jason Young
4sign a bill and put it on books
Helen Li


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sign the bill


Explanation:
'挂帐"应当不必译出吧

Jason Young
China
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Mao Kong: Anderson's suggestion works, too
12 hrs
  -> 谢谢!

agree  Da Best
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sign a bill and put it on books


Explanation:
签单:sign a bill

"挂账"可以译为put it on books(这里的books就是账簿的意思), charge it to (one's) account, or run up an account.

Helen Li
Singapore
Local time: 19:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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