文档 wéndàng file
(computer) file; document; documentation
How to remember 文档: 文 culture + 档 shelve = file.
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How it is used
- A computer file/document - 打开文档 (dǎkāi wéndàng) open a document, 技术文档 (jìshù wéndàng) technical documentation.
- Specifically an electronic document (Word file, etc.) or documentation; 文 (text) + 档 (file/record).
- Modern computing term; contrast 文件 (wénjiàn), which covers files and official documents more broadly.
Example sentences
- 这不是一个漏洞，而是一个没有写进文档的特性。 Zhè búshì yígè lòudòng, érshì yígè méiyǒu xiě jìn wéndàng de tèxìng.It isn't a bug. It's an undocumented feature.
- 汤姆把文档译成法语。 Tāngmǔ bǎ wéndàng yìchéng fǎyǔ.Tom translated the document into French.