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jiàn

件jiànjiàn
matter classifier
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Usages of jiàn

这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
你nǐ　现在xiànzài　有空yǒukòng　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　先xiān　结束jiéshù　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng，　再zài　继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　要yào　告诉gàosu　你nǐ。wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
I have something to tell you.
她tā　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì，　只zhǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　不bù　太tài　简单jiǎndān。wǒ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng bù tài jiǎndān.
I think this matter is not very simple.
那Nà　位wèi　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā　说shuō，　生活shēnghuó　中zhōng　的de　每měi　件jiàn　事情shìqing　都dōu　可以kěyǐ　变成biànchéng　各种gèzhǒng　故事gùshi。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　对duì　我wǒ　来lái说shuō　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè jiàn shìqíng duì wǒ láishuō hěn zhòngyào.
This matter is very important to me.
每个měige　人rén　对duì　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　都dōu　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　看法kànfǎ。měige rén duì zhè jiàn shìqíng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
Each person has their own opinion about this matter.

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