小件 (xiǎo jiàn) — small items

Definition

noun
small items
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 小件。
    Zhè xiē xiǎo jiàn xū yào dān dú bāo zhuāng.
    These small items need to be packaged separately.
  • 小件。
    Qǐng bǎ xiǎo jiàn fàng zài nà ge xiāng zi lǐ.
    Please put the small items in that box.
  • 小件。
    Wǒ men diàn lǐ mài de xiǎo jiàn hěn shòu huān yíng.
    The small items sold in our store are very popular.

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.

小xiǎosmall
件jiànitem

'小' describes '件' as small, so the word means small items.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 八八bāto divide; to separate
  • 丨丨gǔnsmall object

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

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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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