文件夹 (wénjiànjiā): folder

Measure Word

一个文件夹 gè

Meanings

1 folder
2 file (paper)

Characters

to clip; to clamp; folder

Examples

把文件放进文件夹里。

Bǎ wénjiàn fàng jìn wénjiànjiā lǐ.

Put the documents in the folder.

桌面上有一个新建的文件夹。

Zhuōmiànshàng yǒu yīgè xīnjiàn de wénjiànjiā.

There's a newly created folder on the desktop.

Tips

usage

文件夹 can refer to both a physical paper folder and a digital folder on a computer.

Stroke Order

文 wén

件 jiàn

夹 jiā

Related Words

文件 wénjiàn HSK 3 #1,103

document; file / official papers; paperwork

文件柜 wénjiànguì #27,468

filing cabinet / document cabinet

读取文件 dúqǔ wénjiàn

to read a file / file reading (computing)

目标文件 mùbiāo wénjiàn

target file / object file (compilation output, .o/.obj)

配置文件 pèizhì wénjiàn

configuration file / config file

上传文件 shàngchuán wénjiàn

to upload a file / file upload

布局文件 bùjú wénjiàn

layout file (UI, e.g. Android XML)

打开文件 dǎkāi wénjiàn

to open a file

二进制文件 èrjìnzhì wénjiàn

binary file (computing)

可执行文件 kězhíxíng wénjiàn

executable file / executable