Basic Meaning
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A very common, general-purpose measure word. It is often used for things that are discrete, individual, or can be counted as single units, such as clothes, luggage, incidents, documents, and items of work.
A measure word for individual items, matters, or pieces of work.
用于个体事物。
Words:
Sentences:
- 我今天收到了三件快递。I received three packages today.
- 请你帮我分析一下这个案件。Please help me analyze this legal case.
n
Refers to specific, discrete items, often in contexts like manufacturing (parts), legal cases, or general objects. It emphasizes the individual unit itself.
An item; a piece; a part (a countable object).
指可以一一计算的事物。
Words:
铸件工件零件案件
Sentences:
- 这台机器的这个工件需要更换。This workpiece of the machine needs to be replaced.
- 警察正在调查那件刑事案件。The police are investigating that criminal case.
n
Specifically refers to documents, papers, or letters, often in official, business, or postal contexts. Common in words like 文件 and 信件.
A document; a piece of correspondence.
指文书等。
Words:
来件急件密件文件
Sentences:
- 请把这份机密文件锁好。Please lock up this confidential document.
- 我有一封急件需要马上寄出。I have an urgent piece of mail that needs to be sent out immediately.
Writing & Component
Radical亻
Structureleft_right
Stroke Count6
Strokes丿丨丿一一丨
