第二章 第一条为了保护合同当事人的合法权益，维护社会经济秩序，促进社会主义现代化建设，制定本法。
Article 1 Purpose This Law is formulated in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of contract parties, to safeguard social and economic order, and to promote socialist modernization.
第二条本法所称合同是平等主体的自然人、法人、其他组织之间设立、变更、终止民事权利义务关系的协议。
Article 2 Definition of Contract; Exclusions For purposes of this Law, a contract is an agreement between natural persons, legal persons or other organizations with equal standing, for the purpose of establishing, altering, or discharging a relationship of civil rights and obligations.
婚姻、收养、监护等有关身份关系的协议，适用其他法律的规定。
An agreement concerning any personal relationship such as marriage, adoption, guardianship, etc. shall be governed by other applicable laws.
第三条合同当事人的法律地位平等，一方不得将自己的意志强加给另一方。
Article 3 Equal Standing of Parties Contract parties enjoy equal legal standing and neither party may impose its will on the other party.
第四条当事人依法享有自愿订立合同的权利，任何单位和个人不得非法干预。
Article 4 Right to Enter into Contract Voluntarily A party is entitled to enter into a contract voluntarily under the law, and no entity or individual may unlawfully interfere with such right.
第五条当事人应当遵循公平原则确定各方的权利和义务。
Article 5 Fairness The parties shall abide by the principle of fairness in prescribing their respective rights and obligations.
第六条当事人行使权利、履行义务应当遵循诚实信用原则。
Article 6 Good Faith The parties shall abide by the principle of good faith in exercising their rights and performing their obligations.
第七条当事人订立、履行合同，应当遵守法律、行政法规，尊重社会公德，不得扰乱社会经济秩序，损害社会公共利益。
Article 7 Legality In concluding or performing a contract, the parties shall abide by the relevant laws and administrative regulations, as well as observe social ethics, and may not disrupt social and economic order or harm the public interests.
第八条依法成立的合同，对当事人具有法律约束力。
Article 8 Binding Effect; Legal Protection A lawfully formed contract is legally binding on the parties.
The parties shall perform their respective obligations in accordance with the contract, and neither party may arbitrarily amend or terminate the contract.
当事人应当按照约定履行自己的义务，不得擅自变更或者解除合同。
Article 8 Binding Effect; Legal Protection A lawfully formed contract is legally binding on the parties.
The parties shall perform their respective obligations in accordance with the contract, and neither party may arbitrarily amend or terminate the contract.
第九条当事人订立合同，应当具有相应的民事权利能力和民事行为能力。
Article 9 Capacity; Contract through Agent In entering into a contract, the parties shall have the appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil acts.
当事人依法可以委托代理人订立合同。
A party may appoint an agent to enter into a contract on its behalf under the law.
第十条当事人订立合同，有书面形式、口头形式和其他形式。
Article 10 Forms of Contract; Writing Requirement A contract may be made in a writing, in an oral conversation, as well as in any other form.
法律、行政法规规定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。
A contract shall be in writing if a relevant law or administrative regulation so requires.
A contract shall be in writing if the parties have so agreed.
当事人约定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。
A contract shall be in writing if a relevant law or administrative regulation so requires.
A contract shall be in writing if the parties have so agreed.
第十二条合同的内容由当事人约定，一般包括以下条款：
Article 12 Terms of Contract The terms of a contract shall be prescribed by the parties, and generally include the following:
（一）当事人的名称或者姓名和住所；
(i) names of the parties and the domiciles thereof;
当事人可以参照各类合同的示范文本订立合同。
The parties may enter into a contract by referencing a model contract for the relevant contract category.
第十三条当事人订立合同，采取要约、承诺方式。
Article 13 Offer-Acceptance A contract is concluded by the exchange of an offer and an acceptance.
第十四条要约是希望和他人订立合同的意思表示，该意思表示应当符合下列规定：
Article 14 Definition of Offer An offer is a party's manifestation of intention to enter into a contract with the other party, which shall comply with the following:
（二）表明经受要约人承诺，要约人即受该意思表示约束。
(ii) It indicates that upon acceptance by the offeree, the offeror will be bound thereby.
第十五条要约邀请是希望他人向自己发出要约的意思表示。
Article 15 Invitation to Offer An invitation to offer is a party's manifestation of intention to invite the other party to make an offer thereto.
A delivered price list, announcement of auction, call for tender, prospectus, or commercial advertisement, etc. is an invitation to offer.
寄送的价目表、拍卖公告、招标公告、招股说明书、商业广告等为要约邀请。
Article 15 Invitation to Offer An invitation to offer is a party's manifestation of intention to invite the other party to make an offer thereto.
A delivered price list, announcement of auction, call for tender, prospectus, or commercial advertisement, etc. is an invitation to offer.
商业广告的内容符合要约规定的，视为要约。
A commercial advertisement is deemed an offer if its contents meet the requirements of an offer.