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档案
dàng'àn
Description
档案是记录信息的文件，比如你的个人资料或者电脑里保存的文件。
"档案" are documents that record information, such as your personal data or files saved on a computer.
公司和学校常常把重要的档案放在专门的地方保存。
Companies and schools often keep important "档案" in special places for safekeeping.
Meanings
档案dàng'àn
a file or record of documents
这些档案要好好保存。
These files need to be well preserved.
档案dàng'àn
a computer file
我把档案存在电脑里了。
I saved the files on the computer.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
档 means shelf/record and 案 means document/case, together meaning archived records.
- Nuance
档案 often implies official or archived files, while 文件 is more general.
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