急件 (jí jiàn) — urgent document; urgent dispatch

Definition

A compound noun for an 'urgent document or dispatch' — a piece of mail, paperwork, or delivery that needs fast handling. Used in office and business contexts.

noun
urgent documenturgent dispatch
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 急件。
    Zhè fèn jí jiàn xū yào jǐn kuài fā sòng.
    This urgent document needs to be sent as soon as possible.
  • 急件，。
    Shōu dào jí jiàn hòu, qǐng lì jí chǔ lǐ.
    Upon receiving the urgent dispatch, please handle it immediately.
  • 急件。
    Gōng sī měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō jí jiàn yào chǔ lǐ.
    The company has many urgent documents to handle every day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

急jíurgent
件jiàndocument

急 means urgent and 件 means item or document, giving an urgent document.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí急jí
Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

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