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HSK 6Character · NounTraditional檔

shelf; file; grade; stall

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Meanings

6 senses · 26 examples
1.

noun

grid shelf or cabinet

formal

Mostly used for storing documents, official papers

Zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
àn案
juàn卷
yào要
jí及
shí时
guī归
dàng档
cún存
fàng放
 。

These old official files should be properly archived in the shelves.

Gōng公
sī司
de的
kè客
hù户
àn档
dàng案
dōu都
fàng放
zài在
dǐng顶
céng层
dàng档
jià架
shàng上
 。

The company's customer files are stored on the top shelf.

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Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
de的
àn档
dàng案
guì柜
shàng上
tiē贴
le了
fēn分
lèi类
biāo标
qiān签
 。

The archive cabinets in the library have classification labels on them.

Tā他
bǎ把
zhòng重
yào要
hétóng合
fàng同
jìn放
le进
dàng了
jià档
lǐ架
 里
 。

He put important contracts into the grid shelf.

Dàng档
àn案
shì室
de的
dàng档
jià架
zhěng整
lǐ理
dé得
jǐng井
jǐng井
yǒu有
tiáo条
 。

The archive room's shelves are neatly organized.

2.

noun

file; archives; dossier

formal

Refers to collected documents, records or official papers

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
chá查
yuè阅
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
àn档
dàng案
lái来
wán完
chéng成
bào报
gào告
 。

We need to look up the project files to finish the report.

Gōng工
zuò作
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
dàng档
hé核
shí实
shēn身
fèn份
 。

The staff are retrieving the files to verify the identity.

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Xué学
xiào校
de的
xué学
jí籍
àn档
dàng案
xū需
yào要
tuǒ妥
shàn善
bǎo保
guǎn管
 。

School student status files need to be properly kept.

Zhè这
fèn份
lì历
shǐ史
àn档
dàng案
jiàn见
zhèng证
le了
chéng城
shì市
de的
biàn变
qiān迁
 。

This historical file bears witness to the city's changes.

Dàng档
àn案
guǎn馆
bǎo保
cún存
le了
jìn近
bǎi百
nián年
de的
guān官
fāng方
àn档
dàng案
 。

The archive museum has preserved official files from nearly a century.

3.

noun

support strip; support stick

informal

Used for furniture or daily objects, often used in spoken Mandarin with the suffix 儿

Zhè这
zhāng张
chuáng床
de的
héng横
dàng档
sōng松
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
jiā加
gù固
yī一
xià下
 。

The cross support strip of this bed is loose and needs to be reinforced.

Zhuō桌
zi子
de的
cè侧
dàng档
duàn断
le了
 ,
zhuō桌
zi子
yáo摇
huàng摇
yáo晃
huàng晃
de的
 。

The side support stick of the table is broken, so the table is wobbly.

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Zhè这
gè个
yī衣
guì柜
de的
dàng档
tiáo条
sōng松
le了
 。

The support strip of this wardrobe is loose.

Yé爷
yé爷
yòng用
mù木
dàng档
jiā加
gù固
le了
shū书
jià架
de的
gé隔
bǎn板
 。

Grandpa reinforced the shelf partition with a wooden strip.

Zhè这
bǎ把
yǐ椅
zi子
de的
dàng档
ér儿
duàn断
le了
 ,
zuò坐
shàng上
qù去
huì会
huàng晃
 。

The support stick of this chair is broken, so it wobbles when you sit on it.

4.

noun

grade; level; rank

neutral

Used to describe the quality level of goods or products

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
mài卖
de的
dōu都
shì是
gāo高
dàng档
cì次
de的
jìn进
kǒu口
hóng红
jiǔ酒
 。

This store only sells high-grade imported red wine.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
dī低
dàng档
cì次
de的
rì日
yòng用
pǐn品
hěn很
pián便
yi宜
 。

This low-grade daily necessities are very cheap.

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Zhè这
kuǎn款
shǒu手
jī机
fēn分
sān三
gè个
dàng档
cì次
 ,
jià价
gé格
gè各
bù不
xiāng相
tóng同
 。

This phone has three different grades with different prices.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
cài菜
pǐn品
dàng档
cì次
hěn很
gāo高
 ,
huán环
jìng境
yě也
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

This restaurant has high-grade dishes and a great environment.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
gēn根
jù据
chǎn产
pǐn品
dàng档
cì次
zhì制
dìng定
le了
fēn分
jí级
dìng定
jià价
de的
cè策
luè略
 。

The factory has adopted a tiered pricing strategy based on product grades.

5.

noun

street stall; vendor's stand

dialect

Used in northern Chinese dialects, often used for street market stalls

Cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǒu有
gè个
yú鱼
dàng档
mài卖
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
hǎi海
xiān鲜
 。

There is a fish stall in the vegetable market selling fresh seafood.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
yǒu有
yī一
pái排
dàng档
mài卖
gè各
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
chī吃
 。

This street has a row of stalls selling all kinds of snacks.

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Wǒ我
zài在
lù路
biān边
de的
shuǐ水
guǒ果
dàng档
mǎi买
le了
yī一
chuàn串
pú葡
tao萄
 。

I bought a bunch of grapes from a fruit stall by the roadside.

Yè夜
shì市
lǐ里
de的
fú服
zhuāng装
dàng档
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xīn新
kuǎn款
de的
yī衣
fú服
 。

There are many new style clothes at the clothing stall in the night market.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
xiǎo小
qū区
mén门
kǒu口
bǎi摆
dàng档
mài卖
zǎo早
cān餐
 。

He sets up a street stall to sell breakfast at the community gate every day.

6.

noun

surname Dang

formal

Used as a family name

Dàng档
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Dang is a new colleague in our company.