一件件 (yī jiàn jiàn) — (phrase) each one; every single one (of objects); (adverb) one by one; one after another

Definition

Reduplicated bound form of 件, meaning 'one by one, one after another' (as in 一件件地) or 'each individual one' (as in 这些礼物一件件都很精美). It emphasizes individual items within a group, often used with 地 before a verb or as a subject/topic.

phrase
each oneevery single one (of objects)
adverb
one by oneone after another

Examples

  • 一件件。
    Tā bǎ zhè xiē shū yī jiàn jiàn dì bān dào shū jià shàng.
    He moved these books to the shelf one by one.
  • 一件件。
    Zhè xiē lǐ wù yī jiàn jiàn dōu hěn jīng měi.
    Each of these gifts is exquisite.
  • 一件件。
    Wǒ men yī jiàn jiàn dì jiǎn chá le suǒ yǒu wén jiàn.
    We checked all the documents one after another.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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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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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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