件jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
件 (jiàn) means a "classifier for events, things, clothes etc," as in 我买了一件衣服 (I bought a piece of clothing), 这件事我知道 (I know about this matter) and 她有三件衣服 (She has three pieces of clothing). In all three, 件 is the classifier. This entry covers this one sense of the word.
What does 件 mean?
- 1.
classifier for events, things, clothes etcclassifier
What does the character 件 mean?
- 件classifier for events, things, clothes etc
How do you use 件?
See it in 我买了一件衣服, 这件事我知道 and 她有三件衣服.
Patterns
number + 件 + noun
她有三件衣服。
Tā yǒu sān jiàn yīfu.
She has three pieces of clothing.
What are some examples of 件 in a sentence?
How is 件 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这件衣服好看吗?
Zhè jiàn yīfu hǎokàn ma?
Does this piece of clothing look good?
- Speaker B:
很好看!
Hěn hǎokàn!
It looks very good!
- Speaker A:
我想买两件。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng jiàn.
I want to buy two.
- Speaker B:
好啊。
Hǎo a.
OK.
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Related words
- 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)HSK 1
- 事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affairHSK 1
- 东西dōng xithing; stuff; personHSK 1
- 文件wén jiàndocumentHSK 4
- 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factorHSK 4
- 一yīoneHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.