配件 pèijiàn component
component; part; fitting; accessory; replacement part
How to remember 配件: 配 to blend + 件 measure word for clothes and items = component.
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How it is used
- 'Accessory, fitting, spare/replacement part' - 手机配件 (shǒujī pèijiàn) phone accessories; 汽车配件 (qìchē pèijiàn) auto parts.
- Commercial term: add-on or replacement parts sold alongside a main product.
- Overlaps with 零件 (língjiàn, component parts), but 配件 stresses the 'goes-with / matching accessory' angle (配 = to match).
Example sentences
- 这家工厂生产汽车配件。 Zhèjiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn qìchēpèijiàn.This factory manufactures automobile parts.