noun HSK 5
attachment · appendix · enclosure · accessory
Meaning
附件 refers to something attached or appended to a main item. Most commonly used for email attachments or document appendices in modern usage. It can also refer to accessories or supplementary parts of equipment or machinery.
Usage
Extremely common in business and academic contexts when discussing email attachments or supplementary materials. When talking about email, native speakers often say '请看附件' (please see the attachment) or '附件是...' (the attachment is...). In formal writing, it appears at the end of documents to indicate appendices.
Examples
- 01详细信息请参考邮件附件。.For detailed information, please refer to the email attachment.
- 02这个附件太大了，发不出去。, .This attachment is too large, it won't send.
Characters
Measure words
- 个三个附件
- 份一份附件
Common collocations
- 邮件附件email attachment
- 请看附件please see the attachment
- 打开附件to open the attachment
- 发送附件to send an attachment
Antonyms
Origin
Compound of 附 (to attach) and 件 (item/piece). The word naturally combines these meanings to indicate an item that is attached to something else.