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档案

档案 dàngàn

档案 dàngàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 档案 dàngàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàngàn | dan4 gan4
English translation
file
record
archive

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About 档案 dàngàn

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Traditional form

檔案

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 档案 dàngàn

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dàng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dāng represents the sound. Simplified form of dàng .

Phonetic compound

dāng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木当

Number of Strokes

10
àn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Ān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Ān

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

安木

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 档案 dàngàn

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zài 人事档案找到 zhǎo dào le de 地址 dìzhǐ

I looked your address up in the personnel file.

gāi 协会 xiéhuì de 档案 dàngàn duì 学者 xué zhě 来说简直 jiǎnzhí shì 宝藏 bǎo zàng

The society's archives are a treasure trove for scholars.

这个 zhè ge 存量 cún liàng 巨大 jùdà de 档案室 de 所有 suǒyǒu 文件 wénjiàn dōu biān le 索引 suǒ yǐn 可供研究 yánjiū 人员 rényuán 使用 shǐyòng

This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.

这张照片 zhàopiàn zài 档案室中藏 le 40多年

The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years.

zhè shì 记录 jìlù de 档案 dàngàn Zhōng zuì 严重 yánzhòng de 案例 ànlì 之一 zhī yī

It is one of the most desperate cases on her files.

档案 dàngàn Decomposition

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档案 dàngàn Compounds

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