What does 件 mean in Chinese?

件 (jiàn) means "measure word (clothes; matters)" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 件 in a sentence?

这件衣服很漂亮。 (Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piàoliang.) — This piece of clothing is pretty.

Pinyin: jiàn

measure word (clothes; matters)

🏮 Chinese HSK 2 🔢 Numbers & Measure

Example sentence

这件衣服很漂亮。

Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piàoliang.

This piece of clothing is pretty.

What 件 means

件 (jiàn) is a Chinese word meaning “measure word (clothes; matters)”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at HSK 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 2

两 liǎng two (before measure words) 百 bǎi hundred 千 qiān thousand 元 yuán yuan (currency) 张 zhāng measure word (flat things) 次 cì time (occurrence) 公斤 gōng jīn kilogram 号 hào date; number 小时 xiǎo shí hour

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