PRC Civil Code Terms, English–Chinese

Name: PRC Civil Code Terms, English–Chinese
Published: 2026-10-08T10:29:41.026767Z

Terms of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China with its official English translation. Each definition is quoted from the cited article.

English	Chinese (China)
inherit in subrogation	代位继承
escrow	提存
right to name	姓名权
buyer	买受人
right in personam	债权
expression of intent	意思表示
for-profit legal person	营利法人
offset	抵销
contract	合同
principle of good faith	诚信原则
offeror	要约人
custodian	保管人
domicile	住所
real right	物权
technology contract	技术合同
non-profit legal person	非营利法人
transport contract	运输合同
justifiable defense	正当防卫
tortious act	侵权行为
mortgage	抵押权
legal person	法人
natural person	自然人
right to likeness	肖像权
default liability	违约责任
lessee	承租人
surety	保证人
warehousing contract	仓储合同
movable property	动产
lienholder	留置权人
carrier	承运人
right to reputation	名誉权
contract for the supply and consumption of electricity	供用电合同
servient land	供役地
tort liability	侵权责任
lessor	出租人
relatives by marriage	姻亲
donor	赠与人
right to life	生命权
interested person	利害关系人
consignee	收货人
donee	受赠人
liquidated damages	违约金
property under lien	留置财产
consignor	托运人
right to use a house site	宅基地使用权
divorce registration	离婚登记
community property	共同财产
lease contract	租赁合同
offer	要约
limited capacity for performing civil juristic acts	限制民事行为能力
right to usufruct	用益物权
co-ownership by shares	按份共有
contract for financing lease	融资租赁合同
depositor	寄存人
relatives by blood	血亲
guardian	监护人
reputation	名誉
loan contract	借款合同
minor	未成年人
contract for construction project	建设工程合同
seller	出卖人
joint and several liability	连带责任
estate	遗产
co-ownership	共有
owner	所有权人
unincorporated organization	非法人组织
compensation for pains and suffering	精神损害赔偿
usufructuary	用益物权人
right of habitation	居住权
entrustment contract	委托合同
individual-run industrial and commercial household	个体工商户
gift contract	赠与合同
close relatives	近亲属
suretyship contract	保证合同
work contract	承揽合同
pledge	质权
civil juristic act	民事法律行为
fault	过错
acceptance	承诺
earnest money	定金
testate succession	遗嘱继承
dominant land	需役地
immovable property	不动产
intellectual property right	知识产权
divorce agreement	离婚协议
special types of legal person	特别法人
offeree	受要约人
contract for custody of property	保管合同
limited liability company	有限责任公司
intestate succession	法定继承
force majeure	不可抗力
limitation period	诉讼时效
preliminary contract	预约合同
administrator of the estate	遗产管理人
privacy	隐私
right to privacy	隐私权
sales contract	买卖合同
unjust enrichment	不当得利
contract for property management service	物业服务合同
personal information	个人信息

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