HSK 6 · Work

档案 dàng'àn “file” in Chinese

Traditional 檔案

What 档案 means

  1. file
  2. record
  3. archives
  4. archive

How to say 档案

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale档dàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale案àn4th tone, falling

档案 in a sentence

  1. 我在下载这份网络档案。

    Wǒ zài xiàzài zhè fèn wǎngluò dàng'àn.

    I’m downloading this online archive.

    Sentence #10752789 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我需要去查一下档案。

    Wǒ xūyào qù chá yíxià dàng'àn.

    I need to go and check the files.

    Sentence #6154336 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 档案 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 档 (dàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
档dàngshelves; pigeonholes
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 当appropriate · dāngSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 当 (dāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with dàng.

The character 案 (àn) with each of its parts in a different colour
案àncase
  • 安peaceful · ānSound part
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 安 (ān) hints at the sound. Compare it with àn.

How to write 档案

档 10 strokes · 案 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

档案 (dàng'àn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 档案 (dàng'àn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 档案

Words with 档

高档gāodàng · superior quality搭档dādàng · partner档次dàngcì · grade

Words with 案

答案dá'àn · answer方案fāng'àn · plan案件ànjiàn · legal case草案cǎo'àn · draft (of a law or plan)图案tú'àn · pattern案例ànlì · case

More words: Work & Career

创立chuànglì · to found创业chuàngyè · to start a business搭档dādàng · partner代理dàilǐ · to act on behalf of调动diàodòng · to transfer董事长dǒngshìzhǎng · chairman of the board反馈fǎnkuì · feedback副fù · deputy

FAQs

档案 (dàng’àn) means “file” or “record”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dàng’àn: dàng with a 4th tone, then àn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 档案 is written 檔案. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dangan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 档案 from the suggestions. Typing dangan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
档案 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.