How to say “document” in Chinese

文件

wénjiàn

document, file

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Office and documents”

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

How to pronounce it

文件 is read wén jiàn: 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?”

jiàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

文

wén — writing, culture

件

jiàn — measure word: clothes, matters

On the left, 亻 “person”.

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 “文件”.

Examples

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

这份文件很重要。zhèfènwénjiànhěnzhòngyàoThis document is very important.
这份文件要复印几份？zhèfènwénjiànyàofùyìnjǐfènHow many copies of this document should I make?
请将文件打印两份qǐngjiāngwénjiàndǎyìnliǎngfènPlease print the document in two copies.
经理已经签了这份文件jīnglǐyǐjīngqiānlezhèfènwénjiànThe manager has already signed this document.
没有签字的文件无效méiyǒuqiānzìdewénjiànwúxiàoA document without a signature is invalid.
没有本人签字这份文件无效méiyǒuběnrénqiānzì,zhèfènwénjiànwúxiàoWithout the holder's own signature, this document is invalid.

More words from the lesson “Printing and copying”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “document” in Chinese?

“Document” in Chinese is 文件, pinyin wénjiàn.

What does 文件 mean?

文件 (wénjiàn) means “document, file”.

How do you write 文件?

文件 is 2 characters: 文 (wén) — writing, culture; 件 (jiàn) — measure word: clothes, matters. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 文件?

文件 is read wénjiàn. Tones: wén — second tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“document” in the lesson “Printing and copying”

This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. 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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