件 (jiàn): Chinese measure word
How to use 件 (jiàn), the Chinese measure word for clothes, matters and items: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
件
jiàn
clothes, matters and items
What it's used for
件 counts clothes worn on the upper body (shirts, sweaters, coats, dresses), pieces of luggage, gifts and furniture. It also counts matters and events: 一件事 (a matter), 一件大事 (a big event).
Common nouns with 件
- 一件事 yí jiàn shì matter
- 一件衣服 yí jiàn yī fu clothes
- 一件大衣 yí jiàn dà yī overcoat
- 一件好事 yí jiàn hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also…
- 一件礼物 yí jiàn lǐ wù gift
- 一件事情 yí jiàn shì qing affair
- 一件衬衫 yí jiàn chèn shān shirt
- 一件衬衣 yí jiàn chèn yī shirt
- 一件家具 yí jiàn jiā jù furniture
- 一件上衣 yí jiàn shàng yī jacket
- 一件行李 yí jiàn xíng li luggage
- 一件家务 yí jiàn jiā wù household duties
- 一件毛衣 yí jiàn máo yī (wool) sweater
- 一件外套 yí jiàn wài tào coat
- 一件大事 yí jiàn dà shì major event
- 一件背心 yí jiàn bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, s…
Example sentences
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这件衬衫多少钱？
Zhè jiàn chèn shān duō shǎo qián?
How much is this shirt?
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我有一件事想跟你说。
Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō.
There's something I want to tell you.
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她带了两件行李。
Tā dài le liǎng jiàn xíng li.
She brought two pieces of luggage.
Common mistake
一件裤子 ✗ → 一条裤子 ✓. Trousers are long, so they take 条.
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