How to say “ID documents” in Chinese
ID documents
“ID documents” in Chinese is 证件, zhèng jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
证件 is read zhèng jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 正 zhèng hints at the sound.
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 “证件”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 证件. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请给我看一下您的证件qǐnggěiwǒkànyíxiàníndezhèngjiànPlease show me your documents.
- 办入住需要什么证件？bànrùzhùxūyàoshénmezhèngjiànWhat documents do you need to check in?
- 请出示证件qǐngchūshìzhèngjiànPlease show your ID.
- 请到二号窗口出示证件qǐngdàoèrhàochuāngkǒuchūshìzhèngjiànPlease show your ID at window number two.
More words from the lesson “Forms and IDs”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ID documents” in Chinese?
“ID documents” in Chinese is 证件, pinyin zhèngjiàn.
What does 证件 mean?
证件 (zhèngjiàn) means “ID documents”.
How do you write 证件?
证件 is 2 characters: 证 (zhèng) — prove; certificate; 件 (jiàn) — measure word: clothes, matters. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 证件?
证件 is read zhèngjiàn. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ID documents” in the lesson “Forms and IDs”
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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