件 jiàn measure word for clothes and items
measure word for clothes and items; measure word for matters
How to remember 件: 亻 person + 牛 cow = measure word for clothes and items. A person at the flea market sells shirts, a toy cow and old lamps, and counts them with the measure word for clothes and items.
Component breakdown
件 = 亻 person + 牛 cow
- 亻 person
- 牛 cow
A person at the flea market sells shirts, a toy cow and old lamps, and counts them with the measure word for clothes and items.
How it is used
- Measure word for upper-body clothes and for matters or affairs - 一件衣服 (yí jiàn yīfu) a garment, 一件事 (yí jiàn shì) a matter.
- Only for tops and abstract items - trousers take 条, and a document is 文件 (wénjiàn).
Words with 件
- 邮件yóujiànemailHSK 3
- 条件tiáojiànconditionHSK 4
- 文件wénjiàndocumentHSK 4
- 证件zhèngjiàncertificateHSK 4
- 事件shìjiànincidentHSK 5
- 硬件yìngjiànhardwareHSK 5
- 软件ruǎnjiànsoftwareHSK 5
- 稿件gǎojiànpiece of writing submitted for publicationHSK 6
- 附件fùjiànappendix (in a document)HSK 6
- 信件xìnjiànletter (sent by mail)HSK 7
- 无条件wútiáojiànunconditionalHSK 7
- 案件ànjiàncaseHSK 7
- 部件bùjiànpartHSK 7
- 零件língjiànpartHSK 7
- 配件pèijiàncomponentHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这件衣服怎么样？ Zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng?How do you like this dress?
- 我不知道这件事。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't know about that.
- 这件衣服多少钱？ Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshǎo qián?How much does the suit cost?
- 这件衣服很便宜。 Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piányi.These clothes are very cheap.