甲方

jiǎfāng

noun #57,581

Meanings

1 Party A (in a contract)
2 the client (slang, especially in advertising/design)

Characters

first / A (Heavenly Stem #1)

Examples

甲方又改需求了,这是第八版。

Jiǎfāng yòu gǎi xūqiú le, zhè shì dì bā bǎn.

The client changed the spec again — this is version eight.

合同中甲方为公司,乙方为员工。

Hétong zhōng jiǎfāng wéi gōngsī, yǐfāng wéi yuángōng.

In the contract Party A is the company and Party B is the employee.

Tips

culture

Originally the legal term for Party A in a contract (paired with 乙方 yǐfāng, Party B). It became internet slang for 'the client' — the person who pays, demands endless revisions, and keeps you working overtime. 甲方爸爸 jiǎfāng bàba ('Daddy Client') is common self-deprecating agency humor.

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Neutral in legal use; sarcastic/whiny in workplace slang. Designers, copywriters, and freelancers use it constantly to vent.

Stroke Order

甲 jiǎ

方 fāng