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jiàn
件
👕Essential
HSK 2
📗 Beginner — frequent in early HSK exams
Meaning
Classifier for pieces of clothing, luggage, and abstract matters/cases.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"件"是最通用的衣物量词。"一件衣服"、"一件礼物"、"一件事"——等等，事情也能用"件"？是的！"件"既可以指数物（衣服、行李、案件），也可以指抽象事项（事情、案件）。"件事"可能是最常见的用法——"这件事很重要"。本质是"个体/单独的一个"。
English
**件 (jiàn)** = universal clothing classifier. Clothes, gifts, luggage... and MATTERS? Yes! "一件事" (a matter) might be the most common usage. 件 = individual item/unit of anything.
🎯 件 = garment/item/matter. Individual unit!
💡 Memory Tip
件 is for clothing and matters. '一件事' (a matter) is extremely common!
Examples
一件衣服
yī jiàn yī fú
one piece of clothing
两件事
liǎng jiàn shì
two matters
一件礼物
yī jiàn lǐ wù
one gift
Common Nouns Used With
衣服yī fúclothes
事shìmatter / thing
礼物lǐ wùgift / present
行李xíng lǐluggage / baggage
案件àn jiàncase / lawsuit
毛衣máo yīsweater
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👕HSK 2
件
jiàn
Classifier for pieces of clothing, luggage, and abstract matters/cases.
一件衣服
yī jiàn yī fú
one piece of clothing
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