Word: 件 (jiàn)

她的妈妈给她做一件新衣服。

Tā de māma gěi tā zuò yí jiàn xīn yīfu.

Her mother made her a new dress.

她的花园是一件艺术作品。

Tā de huāyuán shì yí jiàn yìshù zuòpǐn.

Her garden is a work of art.

她穿了一件亮丽的红裙子。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn liànglì de hóng qúnzi.

She wore a bright and beautiful red dress.

她穿了一件宽松的长外套。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn kuānsōng de cháng wàitào.

She wore a long, loose coat.

她穿了一件橙色的外套。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn chéngsè de wàitào.

She is wearing an orange coat.

她穿了一件紧身连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn jǐnshēn liányīqún.

She wore a tight-fitting dress.

她穿了一件红旗袍。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn hóng qípáo.

She wore a red cheongsam.

她穿了一件蓝白条纹的衬衫。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn lán bái tiáowén de chènshān.

She wore a blue and white striped shirt.

她穿得很朴实，没有一件首饰。

Tā chuān de hěn pǔshí, méiyǒu yí jiàn shǒushì.

She dresses plainly, without a single piece of jewelry.

她穿着一件厚外套以防止冷。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn hòu wàitào yǐ fángzhǐ lěng.

She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.

她穿那件红色的衣服很好看。

Tā chuān nà jiàn hóngsè de yīfu hěn hǎokàn.

That red dress looks good on her.

她给了我一件礼物。

Tā gěi le wǒ yí jiàn lǐwù.

She gave me a present.

她给他一件毛衣。

Tā gěi tā yí jiàn máoyī.

She gave him a sweater.

她给他织了件毛衣。

Tā gěi tā zhīle jiàn máoyī.

She knit him a sweater.

她设计的这件衣服很新颖。

Tā shèjì de zhè jiàn yīfu hěn xīnyǐng.

The dress she designed is very fresh and original.

她试穿了三件，都太大。

Tā shìchuānle sān jiàn, dōu tài dà.

She tried on three pieces, and they were all too big.

她需要一件外套。

Tā xūyào yí jiàn wàitào.

She needs a coat.

如果我是你，我就不做那件事。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù bú zuò nà jiàn shì.

If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

妈妈给孩子买了几件新衣裳。

Māma gěi háizi mǎile jǐ jiàn xīn yīshang.

Mom bought the child a few new clothes.

学习外国文化是件有趣的事。

Xuéxí wàiguó wénhuà shì jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

It's fun to learn about foreign cultures.

学习是一件终身的事。

Xuéxí shì yí jiàn zhōngshēn de shì.

Learning is a lifelong thing.

学习是一件终身的事情。

Xuéxí shì yí jiàn zhōngshēn de shìqing.

Learning is a lifelong undertaking.

安全是做这件事的前提。

Ānquán shì zuò zhè jiàn shì de qiántí.

Safety is the precondition for doing this.

官僚让这件小事拖了三个月。

Guānliáo ràng zhè jiàn xiǎoshì tuōle sān gè yuè.

Bureaucracy dragged this small matter out for three months.

家有三件事，先拣紧的办

jiā yǒu sān jiàn shì, xiān jiǎn jǐn de bàn

if the house has three jobs, do the pressing one first

对了，我有一件事要告诉你。

Duì le, wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì yào gàosu nǐ.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

对于这件事，他一概不承认。

Duìyú zhè jiàn shì, tā yígài bù chéngrèn.

As for this matter, he denies it categorically.

对这件事，大家都有同感。

Duì zhè jiàn shì, dàjiā dōu yǒu tónggǎn.

Everyone shares the same feeling about this matter.

对这件事，您有什么高见？

Duì zhè jiàn shì, nín yǒu shénme gāojiàn?

What is your wise opinion on this matter?

工厂力求每一件产品都没有问题。

Gōngchǎng lìqiú měi yí jiàn chǎnpǐn dōu méiyǒu wèntí.

The factory strives to make sure every product is free of defects.

市长因为这件事不得不下台。

Shìzhǎng yīnwèi zhè jiàn shì bùdébú xiàtái.

The mayor had to step down because of this matter.

必须有人来做这件事。

Bìxū yǒurén lái zuò zhè jiàn shì.

Someone's got to do that.

您不喜欢她就是因为那件事吗？

Nín bù xǐhuan tā jiùshì yīnwèi nà jiàn shì ma?

Is that why you don't like her?

您最好穿一件雨衣。

Nín zuìhǎo chuān yí jiàn yǔyī.

You had better put on a raincoat.

我不参与这件事。

Wǒ bù cānyù zhè jiàn shì.

I am not concerned with this affair.

我不希望你告诉她这件事。

Wǒ bù xīwàng nǐ gàosu tā zhè jiàn shì.

I hope you don't tell her about it.

我不应该做那件事的。

Wǒ bù yīnggāi zuò nà jiàn shì de.

I shouldn't have done that.

我不想被牵扯到这件事里。

Wǒ bùxiǎng bèi qiānchě dào zhè jiàn shì lǐ.

I don't want to be involved in that matter.

我不想谈论这件事。

Wǒ bùxiǎng tánlùn zhè jiàn shì.

I don't want to discuss it.

我不能叫他做那件事。

Wǒ bùnéng jiào tā zuò nà jiàn shì.

I can't ask him to do that.

我不能同时注意两件事。

Wǒ bùnéng tóngshí zhùyì liǎng jiàn shì.

I can't focus on two things at the same time.

我不认为每个人都满意这件事。

Wǒ bú rènwéi měige rén dōu mǎnyì zhè jiàn shì.

I don't think that anyone was satisfied.

我不跟他讲这件事。

Wǒ bù gēn tā jiǎng zhè jiàn shì.

I do not speak to him about this thing.

我们假定那件事会发生。

Wǒmen jiǎdìng nà jiàn shì huì fāshēng.

Let's assume that'll happen.

我们因为那件事嘲笑他。

Wǒmen yīnwèi nà jiàn shì cháoxiào tā.

We made fun of him about this.

我们应该把那件事情告知他们。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎ nà jiàn shìqing gàozhī tāmen.

We should inform them about that.

我们明天讨论这件事好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì hǎo ma?

Let's discuss this tomorrow.

我们正在处理这件事。

Wǒmen zhèngzài chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

That's what we're working on.

我们需要盡早谈论那件事。

Wǒmen xūyào jǐn zǎo tánlùn nà jiàn shì.

We need to talk about that as soon as possible.

我会和父亲讨论这件事的。

Wǒ huì hé fùqīn tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì de.

I'll talk the matter over with my father.

我做的每件事都要通过他的允许。

Wǒ zuò de měi jiàn shì dōu yào tōngguò tā de yǔnxǔ.

Everything I do requires his permission.

我几乎忘了所有关于那件事。

Wǒ jīhū wàngle suǒyǒu guānyú nà jiàn shì.

I almost forgot all about that.

我发现了一件惊人的事！

Wǒ fāxiànle yí jiàn jīngrén de shì!

I've found something amazing!

我只要求做这件事。

Wǒ zhǐ yāoqiú zuò zhè jiàn shì.

I only asked to do this.

我可以问你一件事吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?

Can I ask you something?

我和这件事无关。

Wǒ hé zhè jiàn shì wúguān.

I've got nothing to do with it.

我妈在的时候别讨论这件事。

Wǒ mā zài de shíhou bié tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì.

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

我妈妈为我做了一件毛衣。

Wǒ māma wèi wǒ zuòle yí jiàn máoyī.

My mother made a sweater for me.

我委托律师处理这件事。

Wǒ wěituō lǜshī chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

I've entrusted a lawyer with handling this matter.

我完全忘记了这件事。

Wǒ wánquán wàngjìle zhè jiàn shì.

I completely forgot it.

我对这件事感到十分满意。

Wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì gǎndào shífēn mǎnyì.

So far as this matter is concerned, I am completely satisfied.

我干了件什么傻事啊！

Wǒ gànle jiàn shénme shǎ shì a!

How stupid of me to do so!

我得问你做那件事。

Wǒ de wèn nǐ zuò nà jiàn shì.

I must ask you to do just that.

我得顺便给你讲件事。

Wǒ děi shùnbiàn gěi nǐ jiǎng jiàn shì.

By the way, I've got to tell you something.

我思考着那件事离开了。

Wǒ sīkǎozhe nà jiàn shì líkāile.

Thinking about that, I left.

我想你帮我做一件事。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ bāng wǒ zuò yí jiàn shì.

I have a favor to ask of you.

我想去换我昨天买的这件衬衫。

Wǒ xiǎng qù huàn wǒ zuótiān mǎi de zhè jiàn chènshān.

I would like to exchange this shirt that I bought yesterday.

我想托运两件行李。

Wǒ xiǎng tuōyùn liǎng jiàn xíngli.

I'd like to check two pieces of luggage.

我想明天做那件事。

Wǒ xiǎng míngtiān zuò nà jiàn shì.

I mean to do that tomorrow.

我想让你穿这件。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ chuān zhè jiàn.

I want you to wear this.

我找不到我三件套的背心。

Wǒ zhǎo búdào wǒ sān jiàn tào de bèixīn.

I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.

我是辗转听说这件事的。

Wǒ shì zhǎnzhuǎn tīngshuō zhè jiàn shì de.

I heard about this indirectly.

我是间接听说这件事的。

Wǒ shì jiànjiē tīngshuō zhè jiàn shì de.

I heard about this matter indirectly.

我有一件事想跟你说说。

Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō shuō.

There's something I'd like to talk to you about.

我永远记得那件事。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn jìde nà jiàn shì.

I'll always remember that.

我没想暗示那件事。

Wǒ méi xiǎng ànshì nà jiàn shì.

I didn't mean to imply that.

我没有任何可以谈这件事的朋友。

Wǒ méiyǒu rènhé kěyǐ tán zhè jiàn shì de péngyou.

I have no friend with whom to talk about it.

我知道你今天不需要做那件事。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ jīntiān bù xūyào zuò nà jiàn shì.

I know that you don't need to do that today.

我知道，要相信这件事很难。

Wǒ zhīdào, yào xiāngxìn zhè jiàn shì hěn nán.

I know it's difficult to believe.

我穿这件外套好看吗？

Wǒ chuān zhè jiàn wàitào hǎokàn ma?

Is this jacket right for me?

我突然想到一件事。

Wǒ tūrán xiǎngdào yí jiàn shì.

I just remembered something.

我绝对不会将这件事告诉别人的。

Wǒ juéduì búhuì jiāng zhè jiàn shì gàosu biéren de.

I will never tell this to anyone.

我觉得是时候洗这件上衣了。

Wǒ juéde shì shíhou xǐ zhè jiàn shàngyī le.

I think it's time for me to wash this shirt.

我觉得那件事难以置信。

Wǒ juéde nà jiàn shì nányǐzhìxìn.

I found that difficult to believe.

我认为他跟这件事没有任何关系。

Wǒ rènwéi tā gēn zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu rènhé guānxi.

I don't think he has anything to do with the matter.

我记得我父母跟我说过这件事。

Wǒ jìde wǒ fùmǔ gēn wǒ shuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

I remember my parents telling me about that.

我跟这件事无关。

Wǒ gēn zhè jiàn shì wúguān.

I have nothing to do with the affair.

我还不清楚这件事的来龙去脉。

Wǒ hái bù qīngchu zhè jiàn shì de láilóngqùmài.

I still don't understand the full background of this matter.

我还在想我如何处理这件事。

Wǒ hái zài xiǎng wǒ rúhé chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to handle this.

我还是希望哪天能做那件事。

Wǒ háishi xīwàng nǎ tiān néng zuò nà jiàn shì.

I still hope to do that someday.

所有的人都知道那件事。

Suǒyǒu de rén dōu zhīdào nà jiàn shì.

Everyone knows that.

手机的出现是一件划时代的大事。

Shǒujī de chūxiàn shì yí jiàn huàshídài de dàshì.

The appearance of the mobile phone was an epoch-making event.

把那件武器给我。

Bǎ nà jiàn wǔqì gěi wǒ.

Give me that weapon.

新娘穿了一件喜庆的红裙子。

Xīnniáng chuān le yí jiàn xǐqìng de hóng qúnzi.

The bride wore a festive red dress.

新闻媒体都报道了这件事。

Xīnwénméitǐ dōu bàodàole zhè jiàn shì.

The news media all reported on this matter.

新闻里说的那件事真是骇人听闻。

Xīnwén lǐ shuō de nà jiàn shì zhēnshi hàiréntīngwén.

What the news reported was truly shocking.

昨天发生了一件有趣的事。

Zuótiān fāshēngle yí jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

Something interesting happened yesterday.

有些人不知道那件事。

Yǒuxiē rén bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì.

Some people don't know that.

有人跟我说这件事。

Yǒurén gēn wǒ shuō zhè jiàn shì.

Someone told me about that.

有件事情我要对你说。

Yǒu jiàn shìqing wǒ yào duì nǐ shuō.

There's something I want to tell you.