来件 (lái jiàn) — incoming correspondence or parcel; received item (mail, package, document)

Definition

A workplace term for incoming mail, parcels, or documents received from outside. Used mainly in offices, mailrooms, and administrative contexts to refer to items that have arrived and need processing.

noun
incoming correspondence or parcelreceived item (mail, package, document)
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 来件。
    Qǐng bǎ jīn tiān de lái jiàn dēng jì yí xià.
    Please register today's incoming items.
  • 来件。
    Suǒ yǒu lái jiàn dōu yào jīng guò jiǎn chá cái néng fēn fā.
    All received parcels must be inspected before distribution.
  • 来件。
    Zhè ge lái jiàn shì zuó tiān jì dào de.
    This incoming parcel arrived yesterday.

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.

来láiincoming
件jiànitem

来 gives 'incoming' and 件 gives 'item', so it means a received item.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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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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