How to say “document” in Chinese

文档
wéndàng

document (file)

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Network and devices”

“Document” in Chinese is 文档, wén dàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

文档 is read wén dàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
dàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

文
wén — writing, culture
档
dàng — grade, level; file, archive

On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 当 dāng hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “文档”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 文档. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请把这份文档发给我。qǐngbǎzhèfènwéndàngfāgěiwǒPlease send me this document.
  • 把这段文字粘贴到文档里bǎzhèduànwénzìzhāntiēdàowéndàngliPaste this piece of text into the document.
  • 我发的文档你收到了吗?wǒfādewéndàngnǐshōudàolemaDid you get the document I sent?

More words from the lesson “Document, attachment, version”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “document” in Chinese?

“Document” in Chinese is 文档, pinyin wéndàng.

What does 文档 mean?

文档 (wéndàng) means “document (file)”.

How do you write 文档?

文档 is 2 characters: 文 (wén) — writing, culture; 档 (dàng) — grade, level; file, archive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 文档?

文档 is read wéndàng. Tones: wén — second tone, dàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“document” in the lesson “Document, attachment, version”

This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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