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
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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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