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档案

dàng àn · dang an

Traditional 檔案

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. file; record; archive
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My old file

  1. Liangliang

    我要(wǒyào)找(zhǎo)一份(yīfèn)档案(dàngàn)，你知道(nǐzhīdào)在哪儿(zàinǎr)吗(ma)？

    I need to find a file. Do you know where it is?

  2. Dengdeng

    档案(dàngàn)都(dōu)在(zài)那个(nàge)大柜子(dàguìzi)里(lǐ)。

    The files are all in that big cabinet.

  3. Liangliang

    柜子里(guìzilǐ)有(yǒu)一百多份(yībǎiduōfèn)档案(dàngàn)，哪份(nǎfèn)是(shì)我的(wǒde)？

    There are over a hundred files in the cabinet. Which one is mine?

  4. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)档案(dàngàn)是(shì)红色的(hóngsède)，上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)你的(nǐde)名字(míngzi)。

    Yours is red, with your name on it.

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)小学(xiǎoxué)的(de)档案(dàngàn)，上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)我(wǒ)爱说话(àishuōhuà)。

    Found it! This is my primary school file. It says I like to talk.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)给(gěi)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)档(dàng)案(àn)。

I created an archive of my emails.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Gulliver · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)下(xià)载(zài)这(zhè)份(fèn)网(wǎng)络(luò)档(dàng)案(àn)。

I'm downloading this internet archive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Shujinko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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