Abstract: 1ie regal status of partnership is one of the emphasis and difficulties of the Le!gal Partnership Theory． T!pa f wil．一．borate j Lhe civil subject position of partnership since it is the key to the legal status of partnership． The development of partnership has lasted for thousands of years．Until modem and contemporary times。civil law attach— es great importance to the problem of the civil subject position of partnership．The existing laws in China adopt the eva sire attitude towards the civil subject position of partnership．It makes the partnership be an undetermined ownership con dition．It is so disputed that there are three viewpoints in theory．Different definitions of the civil subject position of part— nership lead to distinct partnership system and give great impacts on interest of the partnership，partner and creditor．It also affects the stability and development of partnership．So accurate position for partnership is of profound theoretical and practical significance．