文件 (wénjiàn) means Document (file). Below are 24 of the 29 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这份 文件 很重要。
Zhè fèn wénjiàn hěn zhòngyào.
This document is very important.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 文件
请把 文件 放进抽屉。
Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fàng jìn chōuti.
Please put the documents in the drawer.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 抽屉
文件 在那个夹子里。
Wénjiàn zài nàge jiāzi lǐ.
The documents are in that folder.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 夹子
这个 文件 下载得很慢。
Zhège wénjiàn xiàzǎi de hěn màn.
This file is downloading slowly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 下载
电脑会自动保存 文件 。
Diànnǎo huì zìdòng bǎocún wénjiàn.
The computer saves the file automatically.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 自动
他负责起草这份 文件 。
Tā fùzé qǐ cǎo zhè fèn wénjiàn.
He is responsible for drafting this document.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起草
文件 需要负责人签署。
Wénjiàn xūyào fùzérén qiānshǔ.
The document must be signed by the person in charge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 签署
任命的 文件 已经下发。
Rènmìng de wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàfā.
The letter of appointment has been issued.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任命
他擅自把 文件 带走了。
Tā shànzì bǎ wénjiàn dài zǒu le.
He took the documents away without permission.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 擅自
过期 文件 要及时销毁。
Guòqī wénjiàn yào jíshí xiāohuǐ.
Expired documents must be destroyed promptly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 销毁
请把这个 文件 复制一份。
Qǐng bǎ zhège wénjiàn fùzhì yí fèn.
Please make a copy of this file.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 复制
这个 文件 的格式打不开。
Zhège wénjiàn de géshì dǎ bu kāi.
This file's format cannot be opened.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 格式
这些 文件 属于公司机密。
Zhèxiē wénjiàn shǔyú gōngsī jīmì.
These documents are company confidential.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 机密
文件 中提到了若干问题。
Wénjiàn zhōng tídào le ruògān wèntí.
The document mentions a number of issues.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 若干
他私自把 文件 带回了家。
Tā sīzì bǎ wénjiàn dài huí le jiā.
He took the documents home without permission.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 私自
请妥善保管好这份 文件 。
Qǐng tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn hǎo zhè fèn wénjiàn.
Please keep this document safe and in good order.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 妥善
请把 文件 压缩后再发送。
Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn yāsuō hòu zài fāsòng.
Please compress the file before sending it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 压缩
请把这段话粘贴到 文件 里。
Qǐng bǎ zhè duàn huà zhāntiē dào wénjiàn lǐ.
Please paste this passage into the document.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 粘贴
重要 文件 一定要及时备份。
Zhòngyào wénjiàn yídìng yào jíshí bèifèn.
Important files must be backed up promptly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 备份
桌上堆积着看不完的 文件 。
Zhuō shang duījīzhe kàn bu wán de wénjiàn.
Endless documents are piled up on the desk.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 堆积
要清除电脑里的无用 文件 。
Yào qīngchú diànnǎo lǐ de wúyòng wénjiàn.
The useless files on the computer should be cleared out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清除
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文件 appears in 29 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 文件
How is 文件 used in a sentence?
This page shows 29 sentences using 文件 (wénjiàn, "Document (file)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 文件 an HSK word?
Yes — 文件 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 文件?
The dictionary page for 文件 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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