档子 (dàng zǐ) — (classifier, colloquial) for a matter or affair…

Definition

档子 is a colloquial measure word for matters, events, or groups of people — it only appears in set phrases like 这档子事, never alone with a number.

noun

(classifier, colloquial) for a matter or affair(classifier, colloquial) for a group of peoplegradelevel

档子。
Zhè dàng zǐ shì nǐ bié guǎn le.
Don't worry about this matter.
档子。
Nà dàng zǐ rén dōu shì tā de péng you.
That group of people are all his friends.
档子。
Tā de shuǐ píng bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè dàng zǐ.
His level is a grade higher than mine.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

档, a grade or file, with 子 forms a colloquial word for a matter or level.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 檔; 档 is its simplified writing.

木當檔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

當

當dāng檔dàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 檔 pairs 木, a tree, with 當 as the sound part. The simplified 档 is an abbreviation of 檔.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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