物件 (wù jiàn) — thing, article, object

Definition

noun
thingarticleobject
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 物件
    Zhè ge wù jiàn hěn guì, nǐ yào xiǎo xīn ná.
    This object is very expensive, be careful with it.
  • 物件
    Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yí gè qí guài de wù jiàn.
    I bought a strange thing online.
  • 物件
    Qǐng bǎ zhè ge wù jiàn fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
    Please put this thing on the table.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

thing

物 names a thing and 件 names an item; together they refer to a physical object or article.

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Open 物 →

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'.

Open 件 →

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