档案 (dàng àn) — file, record, archive
Definition
档案 refers to an organized, often official collection of records (personnel files, historical archives). 文档 and 文件 are everyday 'documents/computer files'; 档案 is the full dossier/archive kept over time.
noun
filerecordarchive
Measure word · 份
Examples
- 档案。Wǒ bǎ dàng àn zhěng lǐ hǎo le.I have organized the files.
- 档案。Gōng sī yǒu shí nián de dàng àn xū yào bǎo cún.The company has ten years of records to keep.
- 档案。Tā qù tú shū guǎn chá zhǎo lì shǐ dàng àn.He went to the library to look up historical archives.
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