HSK 2 HSK C2/W2/V2
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Formula

1
一 + 件 + (儿)

Definition

件 is a measure word, used for Nouns indicating something of a certain category, used for clothes, used for events or legal cases.

Example

件, used for clothes, usually upper outer garments.
It can be followed by the suffix 儿.
一 + 件 + (儿)
1
xiǎng
mǎi
jiàn
  
(
ér
  
)
bái
chènshān
衬衫
  

I want to buy a new shirt.

2
A
A
  
:
yǒu
jiàn
  
(
ér
  
)
máo
毛衣
  
?
B
B
  
:
hěnduō
很多
jiàn
  
(
ér
  
)
  
,
dànshì
但是
zuì
huan
喜欢
zhè
jiàn
  

A: How many sweaters do you have? B: I have many sweater, but I like this one most.

件, used for some nouns indicating something of a certain category.
It can be followed by the suffix 儿.

件 and 样, both can be used as measure words, but they have different meanings. The first emphasizes the quantity of something, while the second stresses the style or kind of something.
3
yào
mǎi
jiàn
  
(
ér
  
)
dōng
东西
  

I want to buy a few things.

4
Zhè
这里
gòngyǒu
共有
shùpǐn
艺术品
500
500
  
(
ér
  
)
jiàn
  
  
(
shùliàng
数量
shì
500
500
  
,
dàn
yàngshì
样式
néng
可能
méiyǒu
没有
me
那么
duō
  
  
)

There are five hundred pieces of art here. (The number of pieces is 500, but there may not be this many different styles.)

5
Zhè
这里
gòngyǒu
共有
shùpǐn
艺术品
500
500
yàng
  
  
(
yàngshì
样式
shì
500
500
  
,
shùliàng
数量
qīngchu
清楚
  
,
néng
可能
shì
500
500
  
,
néng
可能
duō
多于
500
500
  
  
)

There are five hundred styles of art here. (The number of styles is 500. We do not know the total number of pieces, it can be 500 or more.)

件, used for events or legal cases.
件 and 起, both can be used as measure words for abstract things, but there are some differences.

件 is used as a measure word for common events, while 起 is used for bad ones.
6
yào
shàng
马上
chǔ
处理
zhè
jiàn
ànzi
案子
  

He must deal with this case at once.

7
Zuótiān
昨天
shēng
发生
le
jiāotōng
交通
shì
事故
  

There was a traffic accident yesterday.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the measure words 件, 起, 张, 个 or 套:

 

1. 我们要处理好这( )事。

2. 刚刚发生了一( )交通事故。

3. 这( )抢劫案非常严重。

4. 我家有很多( )乐器,我最喜欢的是这( )吉他。

5. 我才买了几( )家具,还要买一( )床和一( )衣柜。

6. 商场买一送一,买一( )西装,送一( )衬衫。

7. 这是我们公司的样品,一共100( )。

8. 这( )案子他很了解。